The NENC Integrated Care System now has one governance procedure through the ICB Medicines Sub-Committee. This is supported by Northern Treatment Advisory Group (NTAG) and its subgroups. Until guidance can be reviewed by the ICB Medicines Sub-Committee and its sub-groups all guidance and agreements previously approved by the predecessor three Area Prescribing Committees (APCs) of County Durham & Tees Valley; North of Tyne, Gateshead & North Cumbria; and South Tyneside & Sunderland are still valid. ICB approved prescribing guidance and agreements will be hosted on the NTAG website moving forward and this is available publicly at https://ntag.nhs.uk/ .
The County Durham & Tees Valley APC became the prinicpal NHS decision making body for medicines related issues in the area covered by constituent organisations in July 2019 – superseding the Durham & Darlington APC, the Tees Medicines Governance Group and related bodies.
The County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary has been adopted by and applies across the following organisations: NHS Darlington CCG, NHS Durham Dales, Easington & Sedgefield (DDES) CCG, NHS Hambleton Richmondshire & Whitby (HRW) CCG, NHS Hartlepool & Stockton on Tees (HaST) CCG, NHS North Durham CCG and NHS South Tees CCG – and/or provided by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT), North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (NTHFT), South Tees NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT), Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV), and primary care independent contractor organisations aligned with those CCGs.
The APC is working with constituent organisations and other stakeholders to develop a single set of shared guidelines. During the transition period, guidelines approved by the CD&TV APC will be posted on the legacy pages for County Durham and Darlington Guidelines and Tees Guidelines.
