practitioner who is responsible for the stocks of the CDs. Stocks of CDs should be kept to a minimum CDs must be kept in the container issued by the supplying pharmacy or wholesaler (batch number and expiry date) CD cabinets should not be used to store valuables, but should be used exclusively for Notice No the storage of CDs and related 12 pharmaceuticals. The dentist or delegated staff member must undertake a monthly stock check of CDs in addition to the weekly balance checks and any unresolved discrepancies must be reported immediately to the South (South To check East) CDAO who will forward details on to for out of Police CDLO’s for their information. date stock 5. Security of Related Stationery All CD related stationery such as dedicated requisitions, prescription pads and CD To registers and records must be kept locked away when not in immediate use Designated The keys to the CD cabinet must be kept practitioner who personally by the senior practitioner when on To enable may be a dentist duty. Out of hours the keys must be kept staff to or a nurse locked away and only accessible to locate key authorised staff with a full audit trail being to access maintained (for example using signed, cupboard sealed bags with serial numbers). 6. Disposal of Expired CD Stock When stock CDs become expired they To comply should be clearly marked expired” with legal – “date and segregated from other stock requirement Destruction of schedule 2 stock CDs must and good be witnessed by a South (South practice East)authorised witness who may include Police CDLOs. People Destruction of schedule 3 5 stock CDs authorised Registered – must be witnessed by an appropriate to witness dentist in member of healthcare staff within the destruction conjunction with practice eg a nurse of stock an appropriate The destruction must be performed by the CDs witness dentist using appropriate CD destruction kits include AT (a DOOP kit) Prescribing The dentist and the authorised witness must Advisers both sign the CD register or other who have documentation that records the destruction been The denatured CDs should then be disposed authorised of with clinical for incineration to destroy
practitioner who is responsible for the stocks of the CDs. Stocks of CDs should be kept to a minimum CDs must be kept in the container issued by the supplying pharmacy or wholesaler (batch number and expiry date) CD cabinets should not be used to store valuables, but should be used exclusively for the storage of CDs and related pharmaceuticals. The dentist or delegated staff member must undertake a monthly stock check of CDs in addition to the weekly balance checks and any unresolved discrepancies must be reported immediately to the South (South East) CDAO who will forward details on to Police CDLO’s for their information. Notice No 12 To check for out of date stock 5. Security of Related Stationery All CD related stationery such as dedicated requisitions, prescription pads and CD registers and records must be kept locked away when not in immediate use The keys to the CD cabinet must be kept personally by the senior practitioner when on duty. Out of hours the keys must be kept locked away and only accessible to authorised staff with a full audit trail being maintained (for example using signed, sealed bags with serial numbers). To To enable staff to locate key to access cupboard Designated practitioner who may be a dentist or a nurse 6. Disposal of Expired CD Stock When stock CDs become expired they should be clearly marked – “date expired” and segregated from other stock Destruction of schedule 2 stock CDs must be witnessed by a South (South East)authorised witness who may include Police CDLOs. Destruction of schedule 3 – 5 stock CDs must be witnessed by an appropriate member of healthcare staff within the practice eg a nurse The destruction must be performed by the dentist using appropriate CD destruction kits (a DOOP kit) The dentist and the authorised witness must both sign the CD register or other documentation that records the destruction The denatured CDs should then be disposed of with clinical for incineration To comply with legal requirement and good practice People authorised to witness destruction of stock CDs include AT Prescribing Advisers who have been authorised to destroy Registered dentist in conjunction with an appropriate witness