Information on this page is hosted on behalf of Hartlepool & Stockton-On-Tees CCG, South Tees CCG and Tees Medicines Governance Group (TMGG).
Repeat Prescription Ordering Systems (RPOS)
Link to resources for practices and pharmacies to support implementation
Tees Formulary/ Preferred Drugs List
- County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary (13586 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on OTC Prescribing (835 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1500 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (635 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (717 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (544 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1356 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1651 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1631 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1568 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1129 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Adult Asthma Treatment Guide (1952 downloads)
- Tees CCGs COPD Treatment Guide (3101 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (627 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide – This document has been removed as it is currently under review.
Central nervous system
- CD&TV APC Position Statement - Prescribing for Persistent Pain (24 downloads)
- CD&TV CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1522 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (345 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1578 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3713 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (466 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1051 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1741 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (420 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (532 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (587 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (914 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (2340 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (969 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (1456 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (1018 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3664 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (472 downloads)
- Tees Recommended Meters for Blood Glucose Testing (2111 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (570 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (647 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1482 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (76 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (53 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (5 downloads)
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (2300 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1013 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1117 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (911 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (232 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (854 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (731 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (480 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (653 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (328 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (750 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (545 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1209 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1035 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2155 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (915 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (610 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1413 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (769 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (967 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (609 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (1113 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (975 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (692 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1322 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (111 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1209 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (133 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (160 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (717 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (345 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1578 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1035 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (466 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2155 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1051 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (915 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (706 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (610 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1741 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (76 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1413 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (587 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (56 downloads)
- Community Pharmacies Stocking Antiviral Medication Christmas and New Year 2019 (56 downloads)
- Community Pharmacy On Demand Access to Specialist Medication (ODASM): list of pharmacies providing the service (603 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1013 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (908 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1407 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1500 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Community Pharmacies Stocking Antiviral Medication Christmas and New Year 2019 (56 downloads)
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1482 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (595 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (2749 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (695 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (780 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2968 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2416 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Common medicines available to purchase over the counter (OTC) for minor illnesses and self-limiting conditions (511 downloads)
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (1338 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets