Durham and Darlington Guidelines

Guidelines | Shared Care | Formulary | CD&D APC | Community Pharmacy

Information on this page is hosted on behalf of Darlington CCG, Durham Dales, Easington & Sedgefield CCG, North Durham CCG and the former Durham & Darlington Area Prescribing Committee [Dissolved July 2019 – Responsibilities transferred to the County Durham & Tees Valley APC].

Repeat Prescription Ordering Systems (RPOS)

Link to resources for practices and pharmacies to support implementation

Formulary

County Durham and Tees Valley Formulary

Clinical Guidelines

Gastro-intestinal system

Cardiovascular system

Respiratory system

Central nervous system

Pain

Mental Health

CD&TV APC-approved mental health prescribing resources are available via the PUBLICATIONS section of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust website and can be accessed from the TEWV Medicines Optimisation Interactive Guide:

Infections and antibiotics   

Diabetes

Other endocrine

Kidney disease

Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract

Malignant disease and immunosuppression

Nutrition and blood

Musculoskeletal and joint diseases

Eye

Ear, nose and throat

Skin

Immunological products and vaccines

Drug monitoring

Shared care

Any shared care guidelines (SCGs) listed below which have passed their review date will remain in use until an updated CDTV APC approved version is available, with only technical updates to address any emerging safety issues. The responsibility for developing and updating SCGs currently lies with the originating trusts, along with CDTV APC, but may be superseded by the adoption of national shared care templates.

In particular the review dates for the DMARD shared care guidelines were extended for a further six months in April 2022, as the national RMOC shared care guidelines are not yet available but expected very soon.

SCGs for medicines used in Mental Health  –  plus supporting policies and procedures – are also  available from the PUBLICATIONS section of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust website and can be accessed from the TEWV Medicines Optimisation Interactive Guide: 

Specials

Other guidance

Prescribing systems and processes

Self-care and over-the-counter medicines

Local decision making