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 Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1013 downloads)
- County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary (15546 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (595 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG Community Pharmacy Specialist Palliative Care Medicines Stockists and Stock List (538 downloads)
- Tees Valley Useful Information for Primary Care Pharmacy Teams and Prescribers (22 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
- CD&TV Guidance for Prescribing & Monitoring Post Bariatric Surgery (320 downloads)
- Trans Anal Irrigation (TAI) for Refractory Chronic Constipation - Durham Bowel Dysfunction Service Guide (988 downloads)
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (1103 downloads)
- CD&T APC Position Statement on Omega 3 Prescribing (183 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (892 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1947 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (2298 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (2277 downloads)
Respiratory system
- Adult Asthma Inhaler Guide (3699 downloads)
- CD&TV COPD Treatment Guide (4448 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide (1026 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1602 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (989 downloads)
Central nervous system
- CD&TV APC Position Statement - Prescribing for Persistent Pain (467 downloads)
- CD&TV CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (2099 downloads)
- County Durham Tees Valley Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (468 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (2942 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (4039 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (749 downloads)
- Tapentadol Dose Reduction Guidance for Primary Care (128 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (4357 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG Community Pharmacies Stocking Antiviral Medication (46 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (2079 downloads)
- Flash Glucose Monitoring NTAG Position Statement (49 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (4046 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (1682 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (4445 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (839 downloads)
Other endocrine
- CD&TV APC Guidance for Hypogonadism Management in Primary Care (14 downloads)
- General Guidelines For The Use Of Hormone Treatment In Gender Dysphoria - Northern Region Gender Dysphoria Service (16 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (2094 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (350 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (840 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1582 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1683 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (1361 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (504 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (1333 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (1112 downloads)
- Primary Care Management of Vitamin D Deficiency (1272 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (898 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (697 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (1119 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (1434 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (968 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (2057 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (1490 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (1072 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (2004 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (370 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1868 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (430 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (494 downloads)
- Dapsone [Dermatology] Shared Care Guideline (26 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (724 downloads)
- First Generation Antipsychotic LAI shared care (237 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (2942 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1485 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (1565 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (3055 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1506 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1386 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (1121 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (930 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (2439 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (368 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (969 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (351 downloads)
- County Durham & Tees Valley Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1013 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1582 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (1302 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1700 downloads)
- Patient Decision Aids Resource (1002 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG Community Pharmacies Stocking Antiviral Medication (46 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG Community Pharmacy Specialist Palliative Care Medicines Stockists and Stock List (538 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (2094 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (212 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (3503 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (914 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (1115 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG Community Pharmacy Specialist Palliative Care Medicines Stockists and Stock List (538 downloads)
- Tees Valley Useful Information for Primary Care Pharmacy Teams and Prescribers (22 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3851 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (3089 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (2189 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (595 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets