Controlled Drugs and Accountable Officer
The August 2026 edition of the NHSE Midlands CD Newsletter has now been published
Topics in this newsletter include:
- CQC annual CD report
- Prevention of Future Deaths report: key learning points for prescribers
- Case study: CD diversion during inpatient admission
- Preventing diversion: secure storage and disposal of CDs and pharmaceutical waste
- Denaturing and witnessing of part-used injectable CDs
- Fentanyl patch safety concerns highlighted by coroners
- Fentanyl patches: check brand-specific excipients in patients with peanut or soya allergy
- Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group Bank Holiday support resources
- Specialist Pharmacy Service resources: gabapentin/pregabalin and transdermal patch safety
- Community Pharmacy England dispensing factsheets
- Reminders
- Useful links
To contact the NHS England Midlands Controlled Drugs Team, please email england.midlandscd@nhs.net
CD Accountable Officer Information
| West Midlands | East Midlands |
| Amit Dawda will be the CDAO for West Midlands and cover the following ICB areas: | Samantha Travis will be the CDAO for East Midlands and cover the following ICB areas: |
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| Amit can be contacted on amit.dawda@nhs.net , or the West Midlands CD Team can be contacted via england.MidlandsCD@nhs.net | Sam can be contacted on Samantha.travis@nhs.net, or the East Midlands CD Team can be contacted via england.MidlandsCD@nhs.net |
CD Destruction Visit Requests
NHSE Midlands have created a one page document explaining how to request an authorised witness visit for CD destructions. Click on the image below to view.
