Provision of Naloxone extended to Probation Contact Centres

To help save lives, provision of Naloxone will be extended to all Probation Contact Centres (PCC) from April 2023, for emergency provision to people suffering potential opiate overdose. My PCC may be one of a handful whose local Substance Misuse Provider has already provided Naloxone, and I may also already be trained to administer and carry Naloxone, as an individual member of the public.

Training is voluntary; however, I would have to be trained to administer Naloxone which will be administered via a nasal spray. It is recommended that as many of my colleagues in my PCC train, along with Management and Senior Leadership Teams, extending to anyone who regularly attends PCCs. Training, lasting around one and a half hours, will be provided by my local Substance Misuse Provider and will be delivered either face to face or virtually, with annual refresher training made available through the Probation Service.

Naloxone should be stored away from public access but near to our first aid kits to allow ease of access when required. We will hold 3 kits of Naloxone in our PCC at any one time and will need to complete a stock control report following the use of any or all of the kits, and order replacements from our local Substance Misuse Provider who will hold stock and invoice my PCC directly. Storage advice, guidance and a Standard Operating Process will be provided and In the event that either I or my colleague need to administer Naloxone, we will be required to follow this guidance, which includes an immediate ‘hot’ debrief, lessons learned and an entry on nDelius and Sephira (Health and Safety System).

My regional Health and Safety Lead will report on the number of people trained, number of administrations of Naloxone and monitor overall stock levels.

Briefings on the provision of Naloxone will be available to me throughout March with the Standard Operating Procedure Guidance available in EQuiP.