Information on this page is hosted on behalf of Tees Valley CCG and County Durham and Tees Valley Area Prescribing Committee (APC).
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 (14118 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1786 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (150 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (151 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (758 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (822 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (641 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1589 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1805 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1811 downloads)
Respiratory system
- Adult Asthma Inhaler Guide (15104 downloads)
- CD&TV COPD Treatment Guide (3476 downloads)
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1701 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide (1669 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1252 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (736 downloads)
Central nervous system
- CD&TV APC Position Statement - Prescribing for Persistent Pain (117 downloads)
- CD&TV CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1668 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (452 downloads)
- First Generation Antipsychotic LAI shared care (30 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1865 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3796 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (747 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1175 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1983 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (490 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (706 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (671 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (1232 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (2893 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (1105 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (2969 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (1179 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3888 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (561 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (663 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (738 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1617 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (159 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (121 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (206 downloads)
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (2511 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1168 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1276 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (1035 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (308 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (961 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (821 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (580 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (421 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1418 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1159 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2394 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1040 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (692 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1603 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (849 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (1055 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (679 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (1422 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (1071 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (785 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1440 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (185 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1418 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (215 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (247 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (822 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (452 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1865 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1159 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (747 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2394 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1175 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1040 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (819 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (692 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1983 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (159 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1603 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (671 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (132 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1168 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (1004 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1505 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1786 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (151 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1617 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (2966 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (765 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (856 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (151 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3219 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2582 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (1599 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (150 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets