Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 10

Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 10 Issue 10 covers: Burglaries to pharmacies Delivery errors Alcohol-free phenobarbital liquid for children […]

Unblocking EPS2

Are you struggling to send some prescriptions by EPS2? The NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) is the standard […]

eRD Support

DDES CCG have been working with NECS MO, NECS Business Change & Benefits and NHS Digital to develop resources to […]

Save the date – Regional Pharmacy Conference 6th July 2018

Regional Pharmacy Conference Friday 6th July 2018 Keynote Speaker: Dr Keith Ridge CBE, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England The Great North Pharmacy Research […]

Keep your vaccines healthy – something to stick on the fridge

Public Health England (PHE) have produced a “Keep your vaccines healthy” poster – as a source of readily available  information […]

Prevention of Future Death Notice – the EPS system does not highlight urgent prescriptions to pharmacies

  “The EPS system does NOT allow urgent prescriptions to be highlighted to the receiving pharmacy when sent from a […]

Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 9

Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 9 Issue 9 of the bulletin: Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents, produced by NECS […]

NICE asthma guidance

There are important differences between new NICE recommendations on asthma treatment and current “standard practice” in the UK. For example, […]

Generic prescribing of anti-seizure drugs

The MHRA has updated guidance on switching between different brands of anti-seizure drugs The revised guidance now clearly states that the […]