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 (13975 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1690 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (71 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (91 downloads)
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- Amiodarone Prescribing Guidance (712 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (780 downloads)
- Risks of using antiplatelet agents in combination with NOACs in patients with atrial fibrillation (UKMi) (601 downloads)
- Sacubitril Valsartan Prescribing Guidance (1513 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Cardiology Formulary (1751 downloads)
- Warfarin Guidelines for Primary Care (1755 downloads)
Respiratory system
- COPD Rescue Medication Plan (1640 downloads)
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (1201 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Adult Asthma Treatment Guide (2700 downloads)
- Tees CCGs COPD Treatment Guide (3319 downloads)
- Tees CCGs Stopping Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients With COPD With FEV1 > 50% Predicted or Gold Group A or B (688 downloads)
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide – This document has been removed as it is currently under review.
Central nervous system
- CD&TV APC Position Statement - Prescribing for Persistent Pain (82 downloads)
- CD&TV CCGs Position Statement on Nefopam (1610 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (412 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1762 downloads)
- Headache Management Guidelines (Adult) – May 2016 Northern East Update, endorsed for use in North of Tyne and Gateshead areas (3767 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (651 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1129 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1896 downloads)
- Smoking Cessation and Medicines Safety Concerns – November 2015 (459 downloads)
- Tees Primary Care Pain Management Guideline (655 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (635 downloads)
Infections and antibiotics
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (1139 downloads)
- NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (link to NICE website) (2739 downloads)
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Information Prescriptions (1054 downloads)
- Guidelines for Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose (2846 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) (1126 downloads)
- HAST Type 2 Diabetes Guidelines (DECENT 5) - Quick Reference Guide (3802 downloads)
- Paediatric Diabetes Referral Guidelines in Primary Care (525 downloads)
Other endocrine
- Gender Dysphoria - Masculinising Hormones - 2017 (621 downloads)
- Gender Dysphoria – Feminising Hormones – 2017 (699 downloads)
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1554 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (131 downloads)
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (97 downloads)
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (140 downloads)
- Cumbria Vitamin D Guidelines - Approved for use in Tees CCGs (2437 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1111 downloads)
- Guidelines for the supply of gluten-free (GF) products in Tees CCGs (1220 downloads)
- Infant Feeds - PrescQIPP Bulletin 146 (992 downloads)
- North Tees and Hartlepool Adult Dietetic Referral Form (277 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (918 downloads)
- North Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Care Homes) (781 downloads)
- South Tees GP Guidance on the Monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (542 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Dietary Advice to Help Improve Nutritional Intake (739 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (384 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Adults) (826 downloads)
- South Tees Pathway for the Management of Undernutrition (Nursing/Care Homes) (601 downloads)
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1354 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1118 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2313 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (997 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (660 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1543 downloads)
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (817 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressing Guidelines (1014 downloads)
- HAST Wound Dressings - Dressing Use Aid (use in conjunction with guidelines) (646 downloads)
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (1322 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (1033 downloads)
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (749 downloads)
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (1389 downloads)
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (158 downloads)
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1354 downloads)
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (186 downloads)
- Cinacalcet (Endocrinology) Shared Care Guidelines (211 downloads)
- Dronedarone (Cardiology) Shared Care Guideline (780 downloads)
- Ergot-Derived Dopamine Receptor Agonists (Pergolide, Cabergoline, Bromocriptine) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (412 downloads)
- Guidance from TEWV (1762 downloads)
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1118 downloads)
- Melatonin Shared Care (651 downloads)
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2313 downloads)
- Modafinil (Provigil) (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (1129 downloads)
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (997 downloads)
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (772 downloads)
- Penicillamine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (660 downloads)
- Riluzole shared care agreement & guidelines (1896 downloads)
- Shared Care - Tinzaparin Obstetrics Nov 19 (131 downloads)
- Sulfasalazine (Enteric Coated) (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (1543 downloads)
- Tolcapone (Neurology) Shared Care Guideline (635 downloads)
Specials
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (104 downloads)
- GP Guidance for the long term follow-up and management of patients who have had Bariatric Surgery (1111 downloads)
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management - briefing document (968 downloads)
- NTAG Guidance (1472 downloads)
- Tees Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (1690 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (91 downloads)
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (1554 downloads)
- Guidance on Seven Day Prescriptions and Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS) (669 downloads)
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (2892 downloads)
- Optimise Rx information (746 downloads)
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (823 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG On Demand Access to Specialist Medicines during the Covid-19 Pandemic Period (91 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3129 downloads)
- What to do when prescribers join or leave a GP practice - briefing document (2527 downloads)
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care and Medicines Available Over The Counter (OTC) (1506 downloads)
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (71 downloads)
Local decision making
Patient information leaflets