Funding announced for pharmacists to undertake management of drug misuse
training
Funding is available for pharmacists to undertake training in the management
of drug misuse in primary care, the Scottish Executive has confirmed.
The Executive has made £350,000 per annum available for 100 health
professionals to undertake part 2 of the Royal College of General Practitioners
certificate in the management of drug misuse in primary care. The funding
is for two years and includes places for 20 pharmacists in Scotland.
The course has been running in England and Wales for a number of years
and has been successfully completed by 105 pharmacists in England and
20 in Wales.
“
The multidisciplinary nature of the course and the opportunity to form
relationships with local practitioners that have continued on completion
of the certificate have been highlighted [as benefits],” commented
Kay Roberts, lead pharmacist at the RCGP drug misuse unit. She added
that a number of pharmacy graduates have found the certificate a valuable
addition to their recently acquired supplementary prescribing qualification.
Further information and application forms for the Scottish course, which
starts in February 2006, can be obtained from RCGP Scotland on 0131 260
6816 (e-mail lkelleher@rcgp-scotland.org.uk).
Methadone guidance
Guidance on the use of methadone
for the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care has been issued
by the Royal
College of General Practitioners. It is available from the Substance
Misuse Management in General Practice website. |
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