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
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on OTC Prescribing (594 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (809 downloads)
- Tees formulary (11217 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
- Azathioprine/ 6-Mercaptopurine (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (1486 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (468 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (514 downloads)
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (389 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (533 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (286 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (344 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (929 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1173 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (987 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1286 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (899 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Adult Asthma Treatment Guide (1091 downloads)
- Tees CCGs COPD Treatment Guide (1839 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (326 downloads)
Central nervous system
- Azathioprine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (200 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (149 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1060 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3241 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (286 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (816 downloads)
- North of England Cancer Network Palliative and End of Life Care Guidelines (1252 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Bulletin 149: Management of non-neuropathic pain (293 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1325 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (309 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1266 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (141 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (430 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (364 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (904 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (699 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (1082 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (758 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3112 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (340 downloads)
- Tees Recommended Meters for Blood Glucose Testing (1742 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guideline (1282 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (359 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (490 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
- Methotrexate (neurology) shared care guideline (642 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (514 downloads)
Nutrition and blood
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (1703 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (728 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (860 downloads)
- HAST Guidance for Monitoring and Treatment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency (1452 downloads)
- HaST pathway for review of patients on long-term vitamin B12 replacement (1239 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (593 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (109 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (664 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (435 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (284 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (492 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (206 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (560 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (394 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (856 downloads)
- Denosumab (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (892 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (815 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (815 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1660 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (692 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (457 downloads)
- Sodium Aurothiomalate (Myocrisin) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (457 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1112 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- Azathioprine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (546 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (514 downloads)
- Emollients - Medicines Optimisation Update May 2019 (76 downloads)
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (571 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (734 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (442 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (444 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (633 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (409 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (724 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (508 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1055 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Azathioprine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (546 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (200 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (856 downloads)
- Azathioprine/ 6-Mercaptopurine (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (1486 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (514 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guideline (1282 downloads)
- Denosumab (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (892 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (533 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (149 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1060 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (444 downloads)
- Hydroxychloroquine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (815 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (815 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Dermatology) Shared Care Guideline (633 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Gastroenterology) Shared Care Guideline (468 downloads)
- Methotrexate (neurology) shared care guideline (642 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1660 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (286 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (816 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (692 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (514 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (457 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1325 downloads)
- Sodium Aurothiomalate (Myocrisin) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (457 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1112 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (430 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- Community Pharmacy On Demand Access to Specialist Medication (ODASM): list of pharmacies providing the service (424 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (728 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (748 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1169 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (809 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2519 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1229 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (351 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (2001 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (534 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (638 downloads)
- Repeat Prescription Ordering Systems in County Durham and Tees Valley CCGs (27 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2519 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (1983 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Common medicines available to purchase over the counter (OTC) for minor illnesses and self-limiting conditions (303 downloads)
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (480 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets