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
- County Durham & Tees Valley Formulary (13313 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on OTC Prescribing (806 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1398 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (578 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (688 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (520 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1265 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1483 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1275 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1506 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1079 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Adult Asthma Treatment Guide (1746 downloads)
- Tees CCGs COPD Treatment Guide (2971 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (570 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide – This document has been removed as it is currently under review.
Central nervous system
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (318 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1499 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3683 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1010 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1670 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (404 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1491 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (435 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (563 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (769 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (2109 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (930 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus (1372 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (983 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3621 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (451 downloads)
- Tees Recommended Meters for Blood Glucose Testing (2041 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (499 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (623 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1432 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (58 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (35 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (2218 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (985 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1071 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (868 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (216 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (829 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (712 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (446 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (626 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (309 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (726 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (523 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1168 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (995 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2072 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (885 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (587 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1364 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (730 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (923 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (577 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (1002 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (939 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (664 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1287 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (89 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1168 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (109 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (136 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (688 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (318 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1499 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (995 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2072 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1010 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (885 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (679 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (587 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1670 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (58 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1364 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (563 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (38 downloads)
- Community Pharmacies Stocking Antiviral Medication Christmas and New Year 2019 (40 downloads)
- Community Pharmacy On Demand Access to Specialist Medication (ODASM): list of pharmacies providing the service (572 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (985 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (886 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1382 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1398 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2903 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Community Pharmacies Stocking Antiviral Medication Christmas and New Year 2019 (40 downloads)
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1432 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (552 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (2677 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (673 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (763 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2903 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2361 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Common medicines available to purchase over the counter (OTC) for minor illnesses and self-limiting conditions (484 downloads)
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (1255 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets