Likewise Sheffield – Supervised Consumption

The Supervised consumption service is designed to offer and promote recovery from the misuse of a variety of drugs, medication and alcohol. The overall aims of community pharmacy based supervised consumption services are to assist the Service User to:

  • Consume their medication in the dose, manner and frequency agreed with the practitioner;
  • Conform with the wider requirements of their treatment/recovery plan;
  • Reduce drug-related harm;
  • Maintain regular contact with a healthcare professional.

 

A new service called Likewise Sheffield will provide drug, alcohol and addiction recovery services across the full Sheffield region from 1st August 2023 led by Humankind Charity in partnership with Project 6.

Letter_to_Pharmacies_Sheffield_July_2023_FINAL.01

 

Resources 

Pharmacy_Supervised Consumption Service Level Agreement v9.0_Sheffield_FINAL

Expression_of_Interest_form_Sheffield_July_2023

PharmOutcomes – guidelines for Sheffield Sept 2023