Memos and Alerts
Catheter-Associated UTIs – new NICE Antibiotic Use Guideline
NICE have published the latest addition to the growing suite of resources on antibiotic prescribing for common infections: a guide […]
GF Foods on Prescription – New Regulations
Regulations governing prescription of gluten-free foods in England changed on 1st December 2018. Community pharmacies can now only supply specified […]
Everybody Dance Now – Moving Medicine
“Moving Medicine is the single most important advance in therapeutics in my 50 years in medicine. The benefit to harm […]
Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Treatment Options
The CCGs in North Cumbria and the North East have commissioned this short film to help patients understand their options […]
Influenza – Antiviral Prescribing Guidance
Public Health England have published updated guidance on how to manage suspected or confirmed ‘flu using antiviral agents. – with […]
Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidance – NICE & PHE Update
Primary care guidance on management of common infections produced by Public Health England (PHE) has been used as the core […]
Medicinal Cannabis – Limits on Prescribing
The Chief Medical Officer, National Medical Director and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer have written to GPs to explain changes to regulations […]
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes – little if any benefit for most
The NHS National Institute for Health Research has published a SIGNAL article highlighting a systematic review of 24 studies (including 5,454 […]
Bath Additives for Children with Eczema – No Benefit
A large (n = 482) well-conducted trial based in UK primary care has found “no evidence of clinical benefit of […]