Delivering effective needle and syringe programmes: Implementing NICE guidance

Working with Local Authorities: Planning Applications for Needle Exchanges

Mandy Harling – Senior Implementation Adviser, NICE

NICE NSP guidance Planning, needs assessment and community engagement

• LSPs, PCTs and D(A)ATS should– Consult people who inject drugs when planning

NSPs– Consult local communities – Use this information to ensure NSP services meet

local need– During consultations with local communities:

- promote the benefits of the service- actively involve communities

NICE recommends

NICE implementation approach

• Supportive environment

• Implementation tools

• Shared learning

• Evaluation

Issues raised by stakeholders Community consultation

• Consultation may unfairly highlight presence of NSPs • Potential for resistance from local communities • Will the decision to proceed with the scheme be affected?• Who are the key leads that weight/make this decision? • Objections to new NSP may come via planning routes

NICE Implementation tool Checklist for LA planning committees

• Awareness raising

• Summary of recommendations

• Background information: – Prevalence – Morbidity/mortality– Service delivery – Addressing Drug related litter

Further information

NICE website www.nice.org.uk/PH18