No move on DAT

I previously told you that we had been approached by the local DAT to start supervising patients, but had refused due to the lack of a formal enhanced service structure and payment.

Well the LPC are still in talks with the DAT about setting up a proper supervised consumption scheme and we hope that this is resolved soon.

We have already taken on a new patient who takes Subutex. We were asked to supervise this patient but again had to refuse, so this patient has simply been picking the medicine up from the pharmacy and walking away….. Lets hope that the DAT and PCT can soon be persuaded that this enhanced service is really needed in the area.