Supply of Emergency Hormonal Contraception

Description

Providers of the service must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and completed training to provide this service. Nottinghamshire County Council is commissioning Providers to provide EHC free of charge to all women attending for this provision in line with requirements set out in the specification and in accordance with the EHC/PGD. The Provider is required to arrange for a qualified and accredited pharmacist to consult with clients attending for EHC. If deemed to be clinically appropriate, the pharmacist can supply either the hormonal post coital contraception Levonorgestrel 1.5mg or Ulipristal acetate 30mg to individuals requesting the EHC and who are clinically eligible and give consent. Lot 1: Providers of the service must be registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and completed training to provide this service. The Service Specification sets out the Authority’s requirement on respect of a Locally Commissioned Public Health Service (LCPHS) for the provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) in community pharmacy. It comprises of two parts. Component A relates to the provision of EHC and an optional Component B which relates to the provision of free condoms as part of the EHC consultation.