Contents Introduction Page This is the sixth report of the Accountable Officers in Northern Ireland concerning 2 Introduction the governance of controlled drugs and the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of 3 Accountable Officers Management and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the 6 Local Intelligence Network Regulations”) which were updated in year by the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of 9 Updates from Accountable Management and Use (Amendments) Officers and Responsible Bodies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015². 9 (1) Health & Social Care Board The report is written to record, inform, and provide assurances to patients and the 13 (2) Health & Social Care Trusts public, Designated and Responsible Bodies, healthcare professionals and 16 (3) Northern Ireland Ambulance other stakeholders of the progress made Service between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. It highlights some key developments 17 (4) Hospices during this period and reflects on prescribing patterns for a range of 17 (5) Independent Hospitals controlled drugs (CDs). 20 (6) The Department of Health the report provides an overview of the Northern Ireland situation, it also 22 (7) The Regulation and Quality recognises the position of Accountable Improvement Authority Officers and does not detract from their accountability to their own Designated 23 Appendix 1 - Controlled Drugs Bodies or indeed the totality of Dispensed in NI: 2011 2015 – assurances that they would be expected to give over the extent of the legislation. 23 Appendix 2 - Charts 1 - 7 range – Accountable Officers are answerable to Primary Care Prescribing Data the senior management within their own organisation for implementing the 28 Appendix 3: Background to the requirements arising out of the Regulations. This report, in conjunction introduction of The Controlled with each organisation’s own internal Drugs (Supervision of reporting mechanisms, will support Accountable Officers in providing the Management and Use) necessary assurances to their senior Regulations (Northern Ireland) management team or Board. 2009 and the Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations There were 20 Designated Bodies and 20 Accountable Officers in Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland) 2015 between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. 33 Appendix 4: Meeting Attendance Figure 1
Contents Page 2 Introduction 3 Accountable Officers 6 Local Intelligence Network 9 Updates from Accountable Officers and Responsible Bodies 9 (1) Health & Social Care Board 13 (2) Health & Social Care Trusts 16 (3) Northern Ireland Ambulance Service 17 (4) Hospices 17 (5) Independent Hospitals 20 (6) The Department of Health 22 (7) The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority 23 Appendix 1 - Controlled Drugs Dispensed in NI: 2011 – 2015 23 Appendix 2 - Charts 1 - 7 – range Primary Care Prescribing Data 28 Appendix 3: Background to the introduction of The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 33 Appendix 4: Meeting Attendance Introduction This is the sixth report of the Accountable Officers in Northern Ireland concerning the governance of controlled drugs and the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the Regulations”) which were updated in year by the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use (Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015². The report is written to record, inform, and provide assurances to patients and the public, Designated and Responsible Bodies, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders of the progress made between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. It highlights some key developments during this period and reflects on prescribing patterns for a range of controlled drugs (CDs). the report provides an overview of the Northern Ireland situation, it also recognises the position of Accountable Officers and does not detract from their accountability to their own Designated Bodies or indeed the totality of assurances that they would be expected to give over the extent of the legislation. Accountable Officers are answerable to the senior management within their own organisation for implementing the requirements arising out of the Regulations. This report, in conjunction with each organisation’s own internal reporting mechanisms, will support Accountable Officers in providing the necessary assurances to their senior management team or Board. Accountable Officers There were 20 Designated Bodies and 20 Accountable Officers in Northern Ireland between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016. Figure 1
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