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 (102 downloads)
- County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary (14562 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (304 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (261 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (860 downloads)
- CD&T APC Position Statement on Omega 3 Prescribing (19 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (903 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (706 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1763 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1928 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1941 downloads)
Respiratory system
- Adult Asthma Inhaler Guide (87 downloads)
- CD&TV COPD Treatment Guide (3788 downloads)
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1809 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide (18 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1345 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (820 downloads)
Central nervous system
- CD&TV APC Position Statement - Prescribing for Persistent Pain (188 downloads)
- CD&TV CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1791 downloads)
- County Durham Tees Valley Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (4 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (567 downloads)
- First Generation Antipsychotic LAI shared care (85 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (2107 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3879 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (949 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1280 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (2137 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (540 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (734 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (1395 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (3260 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (1294 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (3364 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (1321 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (4052 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (640 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (737 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (804 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1765 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (213 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (184 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (371 downloads)
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (2666 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1312 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1406 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (1110 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (372 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (1092 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (941 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (650 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (531 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1543 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1279 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2556 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1147 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (764 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1714 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (954 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (1124 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (743 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (1605 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (1150 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (865 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1566 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (241 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1543 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (292 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (303 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (903 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (567 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (2107 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1279 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (949 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2556 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1280 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1147 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (928 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (764 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (2137 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (213 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1714 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (734 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (199 downloads)
- County Durham & Tees Valley Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (102 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1312 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (1060 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1554 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (261 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1765 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (8 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (3115 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (797 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (904 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (261 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3399 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2758 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (1789 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (304 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets