Follow the conference on X #controlleddrugs
“Risks associated with controlled drugs are still present within health and care systems, which are constantly changing.”
The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Annual Report, Care Quality Commission July 2024
“Safer care can be promoted through a combination of a welcoming attitude towards professional challenge and speaking up, combined with the approach that the safer management of controlled drugs needs to be “everyone’s business,” – not just that of medicines or pharmacy teams.”
The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Annual Report, Care Quality Commission July 2024
“We have heard of examples where healthcare professionals are not adhering to safe practices when prescribing remotely, including non-medical prescribers.”
The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Annual Report, Care Quality Commission July 2024
The National Controlled Drugs Virtual Conference focuses ensuring the Safer Management of Controlled Drugs: Diversion & Abuse, Prescribing and Use. Aimed at Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers, Pharmacists, Police Controlled Drugs Liaison Officers, and Prescribers including Non Medical Prescribers, the conference will update you on current national developments, developing the role of the CDAO and improve practice learning from case studies. There is also new sessions focusing on a case study on accounting for losses on a hospitals ward, and a Coroner Perspective; learning from the Coroner and Prevention of Future Deaths reports following CQC findings.
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve the safe use, prescribing and management of controlled drugs
Understand the national context including developments from the CQC
Assess practice against the RPS Standards for the governance and management of Controlled Drugs
Understand the scale of abuse and diversion of controlled drugs by healthcare professionals
Ensure effective Controlled Drugs Governance and learning from audit
Improve your skills in the identification and management of theft and abuse by staff
Learn from police investigations and inspections
Learning from Syringe Driver related controlled drugs incidents
Understand and develop the role of the controlled drugs accountable officer
Improve your skills in the prescribing and prescribing governance of controlled drugs the Non Medical Prescriber and controlled drugs
Reflect on the use and governance of controlled drugs at the end of life
Update your knowledge on learning from deaths involving controlled drugs, and using the Coroner Future of Deaths report to inform changes in practice
Improve practice in governance and prescribing of opioids
Reflect on a case study investigation and learning from losses on a hospital ward
Ensure lessons are learned from the investigation and reporting of controlled drugs incidents
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
