Non-urgent advice: The ICB Medicines Sub-Committee
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 whilst within their review date. Clinicians referring to this guidance after any expiry date should exercise caution. 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/ .
Guidance approved and endorsed by the North of Tyne, Gateshead and North Cumbria Area Prescribing Committee (NoTGhdNC APC) and applicable to North Cumbria will continue to be posted on the NoTGhdNC APC website.
Formulary
From 1st January 2019 all patient prescribing across North Cumbria followed the North of Tyne, Gateshead and North Cumbria formulary. This has been superseded by the North East and North Cumbria ICS Formulary:
North of Tyne and North Cumbria brand name prescribing guidance (1861 downloads )Gastro-intestinal system
- A practice guide to reviewing requests for Liquid PPIs including unlicensed Specials Sept 20 v4 (1247 downloads )
- Proton Pump Inhibitors Key Messages (2086 downloads )
Cardiovascular system
- Cardiovascular workplan 2022 (2944 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Amiodarone for patients in adult services (852 downloads )
- North Cumbria Warfarin Management Guidelines 2022 (1444 downloads )
Respiratory system
- COPD Inhaler Decision Tool - North Cumbria (5527 downloads )
- ICS inhalers for Asthma and COPD prescribing update May 2019 (2065 downloads )
- North Cumbria Asthma Inhaler Decision Tool (2774 downloads )
Central nervous system
- ADHD Medicines Shortages - Information for Patients, Families & Carers [NENC Oct 23] (776 downloads )
- ADHD Medicines Supply Disruption 2023 - NENC Prescribing Advice (740 downloads )
- Buccal Midazolam & Rectal Diazepam guidelines Aug 2018 (1066 downloads )
- Buprenorphine Patch prescribing update June 2019 (1031 downloads )
- Co-Proxamol Prescribing Guideline 2013 (1411 downloads )
- Dosulepin Prescribing Guidance (1948 downloads )
- Fentanyl prescribing update June 2019 (941 downloads )
- Just In Case Medication - patient information leaflet (988 downloads )
- Just In Case Medication Sheet - North Cumbria (1183 downloads )
- Just In Case meds- SOP - North Cumbria (1011 downloads )
- Just In Case Syringe Driver Authorisation Sheet - North Cumbria (1055 downloads )
- Just In Case Syringe Driver patient leaflet (944 downloads )
- Primary Care guide on the prescribing and administration of Buccal Midazolam and Rectal Diazepam in young people and adults. (843 downloads )
- STOMP STAMP key messages (1053 downloads )
Infections and antibiotics
- Antibiotic items per STAR PU message (475 downloads )
- Summary of Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidance – managing common infections [RCGP Target Toolkit] (7001 downloads )
- UTI Assessment tool for care homes and the elderly (to dip or not to dip) (1055 downloads )
Diabetes
Other endocrine
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
Nutrition and blood
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
Ear, nose and throat
Eye
Skin
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug Monitoring
Shared care
- Antipsychotics SCG (1871 downloads )
- Azathioprine Mercaptopurine SCG Oct 2015 (3145 downloads )
- Ciclosporin SCG Oct 2015 (1655 downloads )
- Dapsone SCG April 2016 (1498 downloads )
- Disulfram SCG (1249 downloads )
- Hydroxycarbamide Dermatology SCG (1287 downloads )
- Hydroxycarbamide Haematology SCG (1489 downloads )
- Leflunomide SCG November 2015 (1750 downloads )
- LHRH analogues for prostate cancer SCG (1168 downloads )
- Methotrexate Shared Care Guideline Jan 2020 (2470 downloads )
- Mycophenolate SCG June 2016 (2006 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Amiodarone for patients in adult services (852 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Riluzole for patients in adult services (4226 downloads )
- Sulfasalazine_SCG (724 downloads )
Specials
Other guidance
- Cost Comparison Charts - User Guide (461 downloads )
- NTAG Guidance (2673 downloads )
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers - Cumbria (2077 downloads )
Prescribing systems and processes
- Cumbria CQC - Managing Medicines in General Practice a resource to support CQC inspection (812 downloads )
- Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) Key Messages (1173 downloads )
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (4653 downloads )
- Non Medical Prescribing Annual Declaration (837 downloads )
- Non Medical Prescribing Reflection (806 downloads )
- North Cumbria CCG Primary Care Non-Medical Prescribing Policy Dec 19 (933 downloads )
- Practice Annual Non Medical Prescribing Declaration (801 downloads )
- Recording Non-Primary-Care Medicines in the EMIS clinical system (779 downloads )
- Security of prescription forms (1357 downloads )
- What to do when Prescribers join or leave (569 downloads )