The Scottish Government

Job Title ¹

N=191²

%

Charge Nurse

31

16.2

Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)

21

11.5

Staff Nurse

27

14.1

Senior Charge Nurse

8

4.2

Addictions Nurse

7

3.7

Community Addictions Nurse

7

3.7

Midwife

7

3.7

Team Leader

8

4.2

Addictions Liaisons Nurse

6

3.1

Community Mental Health Nurse

6

3.1

Deputy Charge Nurse

6

3.1

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

6

3.1

Clinical Nurse Specialist

5

2.6

Senior Staff Nurse

4

2.1

Clinical Nurse Manager

3

1.6

Nurse Team Leader

3

1.6

Senior Addictions Nurse

3

1.6

Other e.g. youth worker, public health nurse

32

16.8

Total

191

100.0

Services provided¹

N=192

%

Counselling Service

154

80.2

Assessment of eligibility for treatment options

150

78.1

Methadone maintenance prescribing

148

77.1

Community Detoxification

139

72.4

Development of an aftercare management plan

127

66.1

Needle and syringe exchange

92

47.9

Drop-in clinic

29

15.1

Location

Detail

N=192

%

Health Board

Argyll & Clyde

20

10.5

Ayrshire & Arran

14

7.3

Borders

4

2.1

Dumfries & Galloway

8

4.2

Fife

13

6.8

Forth Valley

13

6.8

Grampian

21

11.0

Glasgow

23

12.0

Highland

10

5.2

Lanarkshire

28

14.7

Lothian

19

9.9

Tayside

15

7.9

Western Isles

3

1.6

Total

191

99.4

Location ^1,2

City centre/suburban (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness)

76

40.9

Urban (4,000-90,000 inhabitants)

88

47.3

Rural (4,000)

32

17.2

Prescribing practice

N=181

%

Only very experienced nurses given extra training in prescribing should sign prescriptions

127

70.2

GPs/Doctors only should write and sign prescription as it is not a nursing responsibility

49

27.1

All nurses working with drug misusers should be able to write and sign prescriptions

5

2.8

Total ¹

181

100.1

Medications¹

N=192

%

Diazepam

50

26.0

Methadone

46

24.0

Lofexidine

33

17.2

Zoplicone

21

10.9

Dihydrocodeine

20 ²

10.4

Naltrexone

16

8.3

Zolpidem

15

7.7

Temazepam

3

1.6

Nitrazepam

2

1.0