Non-urgent advice: The ICB Medicines Sub-Committee
The NENC Integrated Care System now has one governance procedure through the ICB Medicines Sub-Committee. This is supported by Northern Treatment Advisory Group (NTAG) and its subgroups. Until guidance can be reviewed by the ICB Medicines Sub-Committee and its sub-groups all guidance and agreements previously approved by the predecessor three Area Prescribing Committees (APCs) of County Durham & Tees Valley; North of Tyne, Gateshead & North Cumbria; and South Tyneside & Sunderland are still valid whilst within their review date. Clinicians referring to this guidance after any expiry date should exercise caution. ICB approved prescribing guidance and agreements will be hosted on the NTAG website moving forward and this is available publicly at https://ntag.nhs.uk/ .
Repeat Prescription Ordering Systems (RPOS)
Link to resources for practices and pharmacies to support implementation
Tees Formulary/ Preferred Drugs List
- Community Pharmacy Specialist Palliative Care Medicines Stockists and Stock List - Tees Valley (350 downloads )
- County Durham & Tees Valley Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (3683 downloads )
- North East & North Cumbria ICS Formulary (243 downloads )
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (1647 downloads )
- Tees Valley Useful Information for Primary Care Pharmacy Teams and Prescribers (777 downloads )
Clinical Guidelines
Gastro-intestinal system
Cardiovascular system
- #Cardiology Prescribing Guidelines & Formulary - Guide to common problems (STH_JCUH_2019) (2144 downloads )
- Creatinine Clearance Calculation for DOACs - CD&TV APC Position Statement (553 downloads )
- DOAC-Related Impact & Investment Fund Indicators 22/23 - Tees Valley CCG Advice Note (309 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Amiodarone for patients in adult services (407 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Dronedarone for patients in adult services (262 downloads )
- Sacubitril Valsartan - CD&TV APC Prescribing Guidance (2526 downloads )
Respiratory system
Please Note: Guidelines in this category have passed the recommended review dates and have EXPIRED. These guidelines will NOT be reviewed or renewed – so have been retained on this page to support practice pending publication of NENC ICS guidance.
- Adult Asthma Inhaler Guide (11376 downloads )
- COPD Treatment - CD&TV APC Guide (31277 downloads )
- Paediatric Asthma Inhaler Guide (4707 downloads )
- Procedural Guidance for Recommending the Issue of Rescue Medication for COPD Exacerbations (2277 downloads )
Central nervous system
Pain
- Lidocaine Topical Patch - CD&TV APC Prescribing Advice (446 downloads )
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB (North Yorkshire Place) emergency palliative drugs in community pharmacy scheme: participating pharmacies (289 downloads )
- Primary Care Pain Management Guideline - County Durham & Tees Valley CCGs (1761 downloads )
Mental Health
CD&TV APC-approved mental health prescribing resources are available via the PUBLICATIONS section of the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust website and can be accessed from the TEWV Medicines Optimisation Interactive Guide:
- ADHD Medicines Supply Disruption 2023 - NENC Prescribing Advice (351 downloads )
- ADHD Medicines Shortages - Information for Patients, Families & Carers [NENC Oct 23] (403 downloads )
Infections and antibiotics
- Influenza Outbreak in Care Homes - GP Information Pack - Darlington (514 downloads )
- Influenza Outbreak in Care Homes - GP Information Pack - Hartlepool & Stockton (337 downloads )
- Influenza Outbreak in Care Homes - GP Information Pack - M'boro, Redcar & Cleveland (325 downloads )
- Summary of Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidance – managing common infections [RCGP Target Toolkit] (6477 downloads )
- Tees Valley Community Pharmacies Stocking Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) (340 downloads )
Diabetes
Other endocrine
- CD&TV APC - GP Denosumab Prescribing Information Sheet (1418 downloads )
- Hypogonadism Management in Primary Care - CD&TV APC Guidance (659 downloads )
Kidney disease
Obstetrics, gynaecology and urinary tract
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (3115 downloads )
- Management of Menopause – referral to secondary care (268 downloads )
- Menopause and HRT Education Session (223 downloads )
- Tinzaparin Information Sheet (811 downloads )
Malignant disease and immunosuppression
Nutrition and blood
- CD&TV guidelines for the supply of gluten-free products (2756 downloads )
- CD&TV Vitamins & Minerals Guidance (2217 downloads )
- Cows' Milk Protein Allergy [non IgE] - Recognition & Management - CD&TV APC Full Guideline (1473 downloads )
- Cows' Milk Protein Allergy [non IgE] - Recognition & Management - CD&TV APC QRG (687 downloads )
- GP Guidance on the monitoring of Oral Nutritional Supplements (597 downloads )
- Hypomagnesaemia Management in Adults in Primary Care - CD&TV APC Guideline (1249 downloads )
- Primary Care Management of Vitamin D Deficiency (4411 downloads )
- South Tees Hospitals Referral Form for Community Nutrition & Dietetic Services (395 downloads )
- ST Undernutrition Pathway adults July 2021 (780 downloads )
- ST Undernutrition Pathway NH July 2021 (634 downloads )
Musculoskeletal and joint diseases
Eye
Ear, nose and throat
Skin
- Emollient Prescribing for Dry Skin Conditions - CD&TV APC (3505 downloads )
- Emollient Switch Prescribing guide for County Durham & Tees Valley CCGs (1974 downloads )
- HAST & NTHFT Community Wound Dressing Order Form (1604 downloads )
- Primary Care Dermatology Society Website (2535 downloads )
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Guidelines (2255 downloads )
- South Tees Hospitals Wound Dressing Selection Chart (1551 downloads )
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (2704 downloads )
Immunological products and vaccines
Drug monitoring
Shared care
Any shared care guidelines (SCGs) listed below which have passed their review date will remain in use until an updated NENC ICB approved version is available, with only technical updates to address any emerging safety issues.
Shared care guidelines approved for use across the North East and North Cumbria ICS can be found on the appropriate page of the NTAG website.
- Apomorphine (Neurology) Shared Care Guidelines (845 downloads )
- Azathioprine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2916 downloads )
- Ciclosporin (Rheumatology) Share Care Guidelines (917 downloads )
- Cinacalcet for Primary Hyperparathyroidism Shared Care Guideline (1447 downloads )
- Dapsone [Dermatology] Shared Care Guideline (673 downloads )
- Leflunomide (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2089 downloads )
- Methotrexate (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (4260 downloads )
- Mycophenolate Mofetil (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (2068 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol - Sativex for the treatment of spasticity in multiple sclerosis (231 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Amiodarone for patients in adult services (407 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Dronedarone for patients in adult services (262 downloads )
- NENC Shared Care Protocol Riluzole for patients in adult services (3362 downloads )
- Octreotide (Palliative Medicine) Shared Care Guideline (1548 downloads )
- Sulfasalazine (Rheumatology) Shared Care Guideline (749 downloads )
- TEWV Medicines Optimisation - Interactive Guide [Shared Care Guidance - Page 3] (3986 downloads )
Specials
- Specials Recommended by the British Association of Dermatologists for Skin Disease (2704 downloads )
Other guidance
- CD&TV Stoma Accessories Guide (957 downloads )
- Community Pharmacy Specialist Palliative Care Medicines Stockists and Stock List - Tees Valley (350 downloads )
- County Durham & Tees Valley Do Not Prescribe/Grey List (3683 downloads )
- NTAG Guidance (2249 downloads )
- Tees Valley Community Pharmacies Stocking Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) (340 downloads )
Other Guidelines
Prescribing systems and processes
- Community Pharmacy Specialist Palliative Care Medicines Stockists and Stock List - Tees Valley (350 downloads )
- Guidance on Prescribing Continence Appliances in General Practice (3115 downloads )
- Model Repeat Prescribing System (4241 downloads )
- Monitored Dosage Systems and Seven Day Prescriptions - CD&TV APC Guidance (964 downloads )
- Optimise Rx information (1019 downloads )
- PrescQIPP Prescribing Guidelines for Stoma Appliances and Accessories (1642 downloads )
- Tees Valley Useful Information for Primary Care Pharmacy Teams and Prescribers (777 downloads )
- What to do When Prescribers Join or Leaves (370 downloads )
Self-care and over-the-counter medicines
- Self-Care OTC Guidance (639 downloads )
- Tees Valley CCG - Prescribing of Medicines Available to Purchase Over the Counter for Self-Care (1647 downloads )