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 (683 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1032 downloads)
- Tees formulary (12253 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (449 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (603 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (359 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (418 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1048 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1253 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1057 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1350 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide (1048 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (957 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Adult Asthma Treatment Guide (1282 downloads)
- Tees CCGs COPD Treatment Guide (2500 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (412 downloads)
Central nervous system
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (227 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1216 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3619 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (359 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (890 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1454 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (346 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1390 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (267 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (492 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (454 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (1341 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (783 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (1194 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (847 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3462 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (384 downloads)
- Tees Recommended Meters for Blood Glucose Testing (1879 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (417 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (552 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (1895 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (797 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (937 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (702 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (153 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (728 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (530 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (341 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (543 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (248 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (615 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (445 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (984 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (893 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1818 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (788 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (515 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1206 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (630 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (795 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (492 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (619 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (796 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (558 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1151 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (11 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (984 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (41 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (43 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (603 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (227 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1216 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (893 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1818 downloads)
- Midodrine (Neurology and Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (359 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (890 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (788 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (586 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (515 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1454 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1206 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (492 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- Community Pharmacy On Demand Access to Specialist Medication (ODASM): list of pharmacies providing the service (479 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (797 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (810 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1249 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1032 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2689 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1299 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (409 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (2451 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (602 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (691 downloads)
- Repeat Prescription Ordering Systems in County Durham and Tees Valley CCGs (202 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2689 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2174 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Common medicines available to purchase over the counter (OTC) for minor illnesses and self-limiting conditions (367 downloads)
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (939 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets