ALERT: Schedule 2 Controlled drugs destructions and authorised witness applications

Schedule 2 Controlled Drugs Destructions:

Please ensure that you apply online for an authorised witness and then wait to receive a 28 day authorisation via email PRIOR to undertaking any Schedule 2 CD destructions in the pharmacy.

You can apply online here after a quick registration and complete an application for an authorised witness on the authorised witness module:

• https://www.cdreporting.co.uk/

Once the authorised witness application has been approved by the NHS England and NHS Improvement Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer for the South East (Julie McCann), you will be sent an email with the authorisation in the main body of the email.

The authorisation email will be sent by a member of the CDAO team in the South East, so it could be from Julie McCann or another member of the CDAO team following Julie’s approval.

This authorisation will state:

• the name of the person authorised as the witness
• the premises where the destruction can take place
• and the time period covering 28 days from the date of approval of the application.

Approval may take a week or so due to the volume of applications received from across the South East, but we will try to process them as quickly as possible. You can ensure that the process is more efficient by checking that you are complying with all requirements on the application as having to query “no” responses can increase the time taken to process the application.

If you have any queries at all about the process please contact the CDAO team at england.southeastCDAO@nhs.net