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2018/19 and 2019/20 Flu Campaigns
- Flu – Antiviral Agent Guidance
- Flu – Antiviral Prescription Authorisation Withdrawn
- Flu Vaccines – 2019/20 recommendations
- Influenza – Antiviral Prescribing Guidance
- HUHY – “Help Us, Help You”
- Which flu vaccine for children – PHE wallchart
- PHE Vaccine Update – ‘Flu Special Edition
- Flu immunisation planning for GP practices 2018/19
Antibiotics
- SPS NICE Bites – Cellulitis
- TARGET Antibiotic Toolkit – Refreshed Patient Leaflets
- New NICE Antibiotic Use Guides – AECOPD & Bronchiectasis
- Antibiotic Allergy – Mislabelling Contributes to Resistance
- Catheter-Associated UTIs – new NICE Antibiotic Use Guideline
- Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidance – NICE & PHE Update
- Keep Antibiotics Working – 2018 Campaign
- Incorrectly Recorded Penicillin Allergy – Increased risk of MSRA & C.difficile infection
- NICE Bites – Sore Throat & Acute Otitis Media
- RCGP TARGET Antibiotic Newsletter
- NICE Reminder that antibiotics should not be used to treat the majority of sinus infections
- MicroGuide Antibiotics Guideline App Feedback
- Chief Medical Officer Letters to High Antibiotic Prescribers
- Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population (Joint NICE and Public Health England guideline)
- Sepsis toolkit for GPs – a reminder
- Fosfomycin 3g sachets – a reminder
- Antibiotic quality premium monitoring dashboard – September 2016
- World Antibiotic Awareness Week and European Antibiotic Awareness Day
- Fosfomycin 3g Sachets – Updated product information
- FeverPAIN Clinical Score
- Free TARGET webinars on antibiotic stewardship
- New sepsis toolkit designed to support GPs with sepsis identification and treatment
- NICE Bites – Sepsis
- MicroGuide Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines App
- Antibiotic Audit Toolkits
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Self-Assessment Checklist
- Antibiotics E-learning Resources
- Antibiotic Guardian Campaign
- UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018
- Antibiotic Prescribing Quality Premium 2016/17
- NICE Guideline: Antimicrobial stewardship: systems and processes for effective antimicrobial medicine use
Cardiovascular
- COVID-19 & ACE-inhibitors or ARBs
- Northern England Clinical Network NOAC Alert Cards – Supplies
- AHSN Atrial Fibrillation Card Deck_2018 Refresh
- CCG Briefing on Sacubitril Valsartan (Entresto®) NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance TA388
Care Homes
- NECS good practice guidance and tools for care homes
- Medicines Matters – Spring 2023
- Medicine Matters – Summer 2022
- Care Homes Letter August 2022
- Social Care Meds Training e-learning flyer_Apr 22
- Medicine Matters – Spring 2022
- Medicines Matters March 2022
- Medicine Matters – Autumn 2021
- Medicine Matters – COVID 19 Bulletin 5 Vitamin D Supplements
- Medicine Matters – Winter 2020 – 21
- Medicine Matters – Summer 2020
- Medicine Matters – Autumn 2020
- Medicines Matters – Autumn 2020
- Medicines Matters – COVID-19 Special Bulletin 3
- Medicines Matters – COVID-19 Special Bulletin 4
- Potential reuse of medicines within care homes and hospices
- COVID-19 – Managing the Pandemic in Care Homes
- Medicines Matters – COVID-19 Special Bulletin 1
- COVID-19 – Guidance for Care Homes
- Medicines Support – HEE Training for Non-Registered Workforce
- NICE Bites – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community
- NICE guidance
Central Nervous System
COVID-19
- COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
- COVID-19 Maintaining Immunisation Programmes – PHE Guidance
- COVID-19 & NSAIDs – NICE Advice
- North East and North Cumbria – Community Pharmacy Reduced Opening Times and End of Life Stockists
- North East and North Cumbria – Community Pharmacy Reduced Opening Times
- COVID-19 North East and Cumbria Revised Community Pharmacy Opening Times
- COVID-19 – NE&Y eRD Support Programme
- COVID-19 – Ibuprofen & NSAIDs Advice from NICE, MHRA & NHSEI
- COVID-19 – Medicines for End of Life & Critical Care – RESOURCES
- COVID-19 – Warfarin
- COVID-19 – Anticoagulant Services Clinical Guide
- COVID-19 – Drug Monitoring Guidance
- COVID-19 – Smoking Cessation Services & Advice
- COVID-19 – Renin-Angiotensin System Drugs
- COVID-19 – NICE Rapid Guidelines & Evidence Summaries
- COVID-19 – ABC of RESOURCES
- COVID-19 – Educational Resources
- COVID-19 – Critical Care Medicines Demand/Supply Management
- COVID-19 – BTS Guidance Collection – Asthma Exacerbations
- COVID-19 – PCRS Resources
- COVID-19 – RCGP Guidance on Workload Prioritisation
- COVID-19 – FSRH CEU Contraceptive Advice
- COVID-19 – DMARD Monitoring Changes
- COVID-19 – eRD Resources from the NHS BSA
- COVID-19 – Guidance for Safe Switching of Warfarin to DOACs
- Clenil 100 – Available Alternatives
- COVID-19 – Smoking Cessation
- COVID-19 – Information Sources for Patients
- COVID-19 – Diabetes At-a-Glance Factsheet for Primary Care
- COVID-19 – Paracetamol Supplies
- COVID-19 – Medicines Supplies
- COVID-19 – Oral Corticosteroids?
- eRD – Wessex AHSN Videos
- COVID-19 – Ibuprofen Concerns – BBC Reality Check
- COVID-19 – Ibuprofen & other NSAIDs
- COVID-19 – Pharmacy Regulators’ Statement
- COVID-19- Oxford University Primary Care Resource
- COVID-19 – Oxford CEBM Evidence Service
- COVID-19 – Medicines Homecare Services
Cumbria
- Prevention of Future Death Notice – the EPS system does not highlight urgent prescriptions to pharmacies
- Electronic repeat dispensing toolkit
- Name change of Camcolit 250mg tablets
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents October 2015
- Mirabegron: risk of severe hypertension and associated cerebrovascular and cardiac events
- Oral bisphosphonates: reminder of precautions to take
- Paracetamol administration with Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccine
- Bulletin – Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents
Darlington
- Hyoscine butylbromide injection – supply issues
- Smoking cessation and medicines safety concerns
- Out of Stock List December 2015
- Important Update to the County Durham and Darlington DVT Pathway
- July 2015 out of stock information
- APC update July 2015
- Nalmefene and Psychosocial Support in County Durham – update
- Prescribing reminder – Subcutaneous methotrexate
- Nalmefene and Psychosocial Support
- Adrenaline auto-injectors: advice on use from MHRA
- Blood glucose testing strip steering group
- Changes in controlled drug legislation for tramadol, lisdexamfetamine, zopiclone and zaleplon
- Prescribing of JEXT – GP
DDES
Diabetes
- Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes – little if any benefit for most
- OneTouch Ultra and OneTouch Vita test strips – cessation of manufacture and supply
- NICE issues updated clinical guideline for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (NG28)
- SGLT2 inhibitors: updated MHRA advice on increased risk of lower-limb amputation (mainly toes)
- Briefing documents
Education & Training
Events
- TARGET Toolkit and Antimicrobial Stewardship 9th March 2016
- Presentations from the NECS Antimicrobial Stewardship Event November 2015
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Event 19th November 2015
- Presentations and posters from the Pharmacy Management National Forum, Gateshead 30th April 2015
- NECS and CPPE conference October 2014
Gateshead
- Antipsychotic prescribing CQUIN
- Clozapine – constipation as an under-recognised life-threatening effect of clozapine
- Newcastle Gateshead CCG Prescribing Engagement Scheme peer review sessions
- Changes to prescriptions following Newcastle Gateshead CCG merger
Greener NHS
Hartlepool & Stockton-on-Tees
- Blood Glucose Testing and Implementation of ISO 2013 Accuracy Standards
- Summary of NICE Quality Standards relating to medicines: January 2016
- New NICE Guidance on Type 2 Diabetes
- Use of Abasaglar (Biosimilar Insulin Glargine)
- Rifaximin for preventing episodes of overt hepatic encephalopathy
- Paediatric diabetes referral guidelines for general practice
- Lithium shared care guideline
- Subcutaneous anticipatory injectable drugs at end of life
- Specialist Alcohol Service Providers Teesside
Local Decision Making
Locality
Medicine Matters Archive
- Medicines Matters – Winter 2019/2020
- Medicine Matters – Autumn 2019
- Medicine Matters – Summer 2019
- Medicine Matters – Spring 2019 (CD update edition)
- Medicine Matters – Spring 2019
- Medicine Matters – Spring 2018
- Medicine Matters – Summer 2018
- Medicine Matters – Autumn 2018
- Medicine Matters Winter 2018
- Medicine Matters Winter 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
- Medicine Matters Autumn 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
- Medicine Matters Spring 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
- Medicine Matters Winter 2016/17: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
- Medicine Matters Autumn 2016
- Medicine Matters September/ October 2015: medicines information for care staff in a social setting
- Medicine Matters newsletter for care staff in a social setting
Memos and Alerts
- SCR Newsletter
- HRT Shortages – Resources
- DHSC Medicines Supply Notice – Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free
- British Fatwa Council – updated fatwa on nasal ‘flu vaccine
- Varenicline (Champix) Supply Issues – NCSCT advice
- CD Bulletin – December 2020
- Back Pain & Sciatica – NICE warn against benzos, gabapentinoids & opioids
- Medicines Supply Issues – MIMS Tracker
- Online Medicines – New Guide
- Supply Issues & Shortages – DHSC and NHSE&I Guide
- COVID-19 – OTC Painkiller Demand Surge
- COVID-19 – UK Pharmaceutical Industry Response
- COVID-19 + ACE-Is or ARBs – European Society of Cardiology Position Statement
- COVID-19 – NHSEI Prescription Advice
- Inhaler Prescribing – Carbon Footprint
- Nexplanon – New Insertion Site
- Integrated Yellow Card Reporting – 93% GP coverage
- Smoking & Emollients – Fire Risk Reminder !!
- DH&SC Supply Issues Update – December 2019
- DHSC-NHSE&I Guide to Medicines Supply & Shortages
- EPMA Systems & Safe Discharge – HSIB Report
- Inhaler Switching – No Evidence of Negative Impact on Patients or Healthcare Utilisation
- Managing Medicines for Adults receiving Community Social Care – Top Tips
- AECOPD – CRP testing reduces antibiotic use
- Opioids for Persistent Pain – PROMPPT intervention
- Polypharmacy – London RMOC Subgroup Report
- Social Care – Managing medicines
- HRT Shortages – British Menopause Society Update
- UK and international immunisation schedules – PHE comparison tool
- Valproate Use in Women & Girls with Childbearing Potential – Pragmatic Guide
- Unlicensed Liquid Medicines for Children – use of non-standard strengths
- Standardised Strengths of Unlicensed Liquid Medicines for Children – RCPCH & NPPG Joint Position Statement
- UKMi SPS Resources to support answering medicines-related questions in primary care – 2019 update
- Supply Issues in Primary Care – Update June 2019
- Valproate – NICE guidance summary
- Medicines Supply Continuity – Update on No Deal EU Exit Contingency Plans
- Getting Medication – Government Statement
- UKMi Q&A via SPS – New Resources
- SPS Resources – UKMi Q&A documents
- Aldosterone Antagonist Monitoring: Room for Improvement in UK Primary Care
- COPD – New NICE Guidance
- Problematic Polypharmacy – Health Secretary Initiative
- Adalat – Supply Issues
- Bricanyl Turbohaler – UK Shortage
- NICE Key Therapeutic Topics 2019 – Consultation Result
- GF Foods on Prescription – New Regulations
- Everybody Dance Now – Moving Medicine
- Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration – Treatment Options
- Medicinal Cannabis – Limits on Prescribing
- Bath Additives for Children with Eczema – No Benefit
- Gabapentin & Pregabalin – to be Controlled Drugs in 2019
- Jext Adrenaline Auto-Injectors – Extended Use By Dates
- Adrenaline 150microgram Auto-injectors – Supply Controls
- Prevention of Future Deaths Report – Adrenaline Auto-Injectors
- Coroner’s Inquest into fatal anaphylaxis – Prevention of Future Deaths Report
- EPS – Controlled Drugs Pilot
- No-Deal Brexit – MHRA consultation
- Sinemet Supply Issues – MSD Statement
- Supply Disruption Alert – EpiPen adrenaline auto-injectors
- NICE Bites – Lyme Disease
- Adrenaline Auto-Injector Supply Issues – Updated Information
- No Deal Brexit – Continuity of Medicines Supplies
- Resources to support safer modification of food and drink
- Quinine – QT prolongation risk & interactions
- NHSE & NHC CC OTC QRG
- Ulipristal for uterine fibroids – safety update
- National Medication Safety Dashboard
- Influenza Season 2017/18: Antiviral Medicines No Longer Recommended
- Valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme
- MHRA Warning – Watch out for look-alikes & sound-alikes
- Reducing Medication-Related Harm
- Medicines Use and Safety Update – March 2018
- NICE Bites – Asthma
- NICE Key Therapeutic Topics 2018
- RCGP/CPRD Quality Improvement Project
- NHS England Guidance on responsibility for prescribing between primary and secondary/tertiary care
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 10
- eRD Support
- Keep your vaccines healthy – something to stick on the fridge
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 9
- Morphine Injections Supply Problems
- NICE Bites: Parkinson’s Disease
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents Issue 8
- Corticosteroids: rare risk of central serous chorioretinopathy with local as well as systemic administration
- Adrenaline auto-injectors: updated advice after European review
- Maloff Protect (atovaquone/proguanil hydrochloride) antimalarial tablets now available to buy from pharmacies
- GP Management of Infections Survey
- Future Enhancements to Electronic Prescription Service – NHS Digital Survey
- Can patients on levothyroxine take sea kelp?
- Which medicines could cause problems for patients during a heatwave?
- The new and improved BNF app
- Useful information for Community Pharmacists on the Prescription Tracker
- Help reduce repeat prescribing waste – Report via SIRMS
- Comparative table of low molecular weight heparins
- Hepatitis A: temporary adult immunisation recommendations
- NICE Bites: Eating Disorders, recognition & treatment
- North East and Cumbria Primary Care and Prison Healthcare Communication Survey
- Updated information on prescribing and dispensing of pregabalin from 17th July 2017
- Public Health England Vaccine Update Issue – Edition 264 – June 2017
- MHRA Drug Safety Update June 2017
- Discontinuation of Protelos (strontium ranelate) 2g granules for oral suspension
- RightBreathe website
- NICE Bites – Cerebral palsy in under 25’s
- Cold Chain Guidance 2017
- MHRA Drug Safety Update May 2017
- NICE Bites – Spondyloarthritis
- Medicines Q&A: Can tricyclic antidepressants cause tinnitus?
- Nystatin dose update: 1ml QDS
- MHRA Drug Safety Update April 2017
- Resources To Support The Safety Of Girls And Women Who Are Being Treated With Valproate
- Harm reporting system for new psychoactive substances (NPS) launched
- NHS Prescription Charges from April 2017
- Cochrane review of long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) plus long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) versus LABA plus inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Ensuring appropriate polypharmacy: Patients with frailty or moving towards end of life care
- Q&A Is there an interaction between erythromycin and statins?
- Q&A Is there an interaction between bisphosphonates and proton pump inhibitors?
- NICE Evidence Summary: Severe sialorrhoea (drooling) in children and young people with chronic neurological disorders: oral glycopyrronium bromide
- Hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan) injection: risk of serious adverse effects in patients with underlying cardiac disease
- How to minimise the risks of medication errors with rivastigmine patches
- Q&A Metronidazole – is it safe to use with breastfeeding?
- Q&A Can oral fluconazole be used with breastfeeding?
- Updated Patient Group Directions
- Disulfiram 200mg Shortage
- Ultibro® Supply Issues [Feb 2017]
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents February 2017
- Low back pain and sciatica in over 16’s – NICE guideline [NG15]
- What is serotonin syndrome and which medicines cause it?
- Is there evidence to support the use of enteric coated (EC) aspirin to reduce gastrointestinal side effects in cardiovascular patients?
- SNOMED CT to replace Read codes
- Medicines Adherence: Supporting patients with their treatment e-learning
- New and updated medicines optimisation ‘Key Therapeutic Topics’
- MHRA Drug Safety Update January 2017
- Resources to support better understanding of kidney health and Acute Kidney Injury
- What is the most appropriate antidepressant to use in patients with epilepsy?
- Resources to support answering medicines-related questions in primary care
- Managing the Christmas prescription workload with eRD
- NICE NG 56 Multimorbidity: clinical assessment and management
- What is a suitable combined oral contraceptive pill in a patient who is taking hepatic enzyme-inducing drugs, such as carbamazepine, phenytoin, rifampicin or rifabutin?
- Summary of MHRA drug safety advice: September to November 2016
- National Medicines Optimisation Dashboard
- NOACs contraindicated in patients with mechanical heart valves
- Controlled drugs stolen from Sunderland pharmacy
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents November 2016
- New briefing document added to website
- Lamotrigine – is it safe to take while breastfeeding?
- NECS Medicines Optimisation Newsletter November 2016
- Q&A How can you minimise the risks of medication errors with buprenorphine patches?
- High Strength, Fixed Combination and Biosimilar Insulin Products: Minimising the Risk of Medication Error
- Retigabine (Trobalt®) product withdrawal
- MHRA safety alert -Citalopram: suspected drug interaction with cocaine; prescribers should consider enquiring about illicit drug use
- Two new articles on the NECS MO website
- Etoricoxib (Arcoxia): revised dose recommendation for rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
- Updated BTS/SIGN British guideline on the management of asthma
- Shared decision making: NICE web resources
- Who is eligible for the 2016 to 2017 shingles vaccine?
- Updated PGDs: Influenza (seasonal flu) vaccines and Shingles (Herpes Zoster) vaccine
- MHRA Drug Safety Update September 2016
- Resources to support the care of patients with acute kidney injury
- Getting the medicines right on transfer of healthcare settings
- New and updated PGDs: Adrenaline (Epinephrine) Injection for the Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Human Papillomavirus (Types 6,11,16,18) (Recominant, adsorbed) (HPV) Vaccine (Gardasil)
- CCG briefing on Sacubitril Valsartan (Entresto®)
- MHRA information on TPP SystmOne and QRISK®2
- Orphenadrine 50mg tablets unavailable
- Death Related to use of Fentanyl Patches
- Vaccine Supply Update
- Updated PGDs: Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and Combined Low Dose Diphtheria, Tetanus and Inactivated Polio (Td/IPV) (Revaxis) Vaccine
- Updated PGDs: Boostrix-IPV/ Repevax, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Hib/MenC Vaccine
- Sacubitril valsartan (Entresto®) – Heart failure
- A reminder about lithium
- Primary Care Responsibilities in Prescribing and Monitoring Hormone Therapy for Transgender and Non-Binary Adults
- New NICE guidance on controlled drugs
- Medication out of stock list
- NHS England launches national programme to combat antibiotic overusage
- Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems: prescribe by brand name
- Nicorandil: reminder of advice for healthcare professionals
- Antipsychotic use in patients with a learning disability but no mental health diagnosis
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents February 2016
- MicroGuide antibiotics guideline app update
- New toolkit supports better understanding of the risks of valproate and pregnancy
- Generic medicine reimbursement: adjustment to prices from January 2016
- Cyclizine Lactate 50 mg/ml Injection Shortage – Information for Prescribers
- Pioglitazone – shortage of supply
- Medicines shortage impact survey
- Changes in Controlled Drug Requisition Forms and new wording for instalment prescriptions
- Follow us on Twitter @NECSMedicines
- Biosimilars – NICE resource to support the implementation of biosimilar versions of infliximab
- Misuse of hyoscine butylbromide (Buscopan)
- PrescQIPP
- Minor ailment services Facebook storm
- Changes in controlled drug legislation for temazepam and electronic prescribing system (EPS)
- MHRA drug safety advice: drugs and driving
- Oxycodone liquid prescribing – important information for EMIS practices
- Repeat Dispensing – changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework
- Reminder – different potencies of topical corticosteroids
- Become an Antibiotic Guardian
- Nitrofurantoin update
- Recent changes in controlled drug legislation for tramadol, lisdexamfetamine, zopiclone and zalepon
Newcastle
- North of Tyne APC Update October 2015
- PINCER (pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors) prescribing safety project in Newcastle practices
- Bimatoprost (Lumigan) recommendations from Newcastle Hospitals Ophthalmology
- North of Tyne Area Prescribing Committee Update July 2015
- Nitrofurantoin tablets price reduction
News
- Welcome to the Medicines Optimisation website
- CD Bulletin Issue 22
- Important CD Reporting Changes Bulletin
- CD Bulletin Issue 21 Feb 2022
- CD Bulletin Issue 20 November 2021
- Medicine Matters – Autumn 2021
- Chloramphenicol Eye Drops & Boron – RCOphth Safety Alert
- CD Bulletin Issue 18 April 2021
- COVID-19 – JCVI statement on immunisation priorities
- Domperidone – No Longer Authorised for use in Children <12yrs
- Drug Safety Update January 2020 – Reporting supected adverse events linked to e-cigarettes
- DHSC Medicine Supply and Shortage Updates – January 2020
- ONE YOU – Every Mind Matters
- Medication Non-Adherence in Older Adults – Link to Hospital Admissions & Mortality
- Unlicensed Medicines for Children – Use Standard Strengths
- NICE Key Therapeutic Topics – 2019 Update
- Fluoroquinolone antibiotics – Safety Concerns
- SGLT2 inhibitors – reports of Fournier’s gangrene
- Carbimazole – Stronger Advice on Contraception
- Yellow Card App – Updated & Improved
- Tapentadol – Risk of Seizures & Serotonin Syndrome
- Emollients: risk of severe and fatal burns
- Consultation events on items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care
- Flash glucose monitoring
- Self Care Week 2018
- Liothyronine – RMOC guidance
- Keep Antibiotics Working – 2018 Refresh
- NHS England Press Release – Adalimumab Patent Expiry
- Adrenaline for Anaphylaxis – Advice for Healthcare Professionals
- Department of Health Supply Issues Bulletins
- Prescriptions for GF Foods in England – Bread & Mixes ONLY in future
- RPS Draft Professional Guidance on Polypharmacy
- Gender Dysphoria_Private Medical Providers_NHS England Guidance
- Drug-Related Deaths – the Gabapentinoid Connection
- New Guide to Prescribing Specials
- Unblocking EPS2
- Save the date – Regional Pharmacy Conference 6th July 2018
- NICE asthma guidance
- Generic prescribing of anti-seizure drugs
- Lactose-Free Medicines
- Miconazole (Daktarin) oral gel _ interaction with warfarin
- Health Matters: preventing ill health from alcohol and tobacco use – PHE Call to ACTION
- New product evaluations – resource for medicines management
- Better recognition, diagnosis and management of non-IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy in infancy
- Specialist Pharmacy Service – Medicines Use and Safety Update
- RCP guide to supporting junior doctors in safe prescribing
- Are drugs for chronic vertigo counterproductive?
- Regional Medicines Information Service
- NHS England & NHS Improvement “Practice Primer”: Mental Health in Older People
- NHS England launches action plan for consultation on eliminating wasteful and ineffective drug prescriptions to save NHS over £190 million a year
- New home oxygen order form, consent form and initial home oxygen mitigation forms
- UKMi Medicines Q&As
- Repevax and Infanrix-IPV PGDs extended until 31st October 2016
- Community pharmacy seasonal influenza vaccination
- Medicine Matters Summer 2016
- Vaccine update August 2016
- UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (UKMEC) updated for 2016
- New Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) Website
- Controlled Drugs: Learning from Incidents July 2016
- Increase to NHS prescription charges from 1st April 2016
- PPIs and the risk of Clostridium difficile infection
- TARGET Antibiotics Toolkit newsletter
- Prescribing newsletter April 2015
- Inhaler Technique eLearning
- Prescribing newsletter December 2014
- Public Health England report highlights combined GP and hospital prescribing of antibiotics up 6% between 2010 and 2013
- European Antibiotics Awareness Day and ‘Keep Calm, Antibiotics Aren’t Always the Answer’ campaign
- Access to medicines optimisation eLearning
- Removal of prescribing restrictions for generic sildenafil
- MHRA statement on the misuse of laxatives
- Changes to Klaricid (clarithromycin) SPC
- Denosumab safety update
- Emergency salbutamol inhalers in schools
- Darlington, DDES and North Durham Update October 2014
- Northumberland Update October 2014
- Gateshead Update October 2014
- Hartlepool & Stockton-on-Tees and South Tees Update October 2014
North Durham
North Tyneside
Northumberland
Prescribing Newsletter
- Supply Issues in Primary Care – Update January 2019
- NECS prescribing newsletter January 2016
- Prescribing newsletter August 2015
- Prescribing newsletter October 2014
- Prescribing newsletter August 2014
- Prescribing newsletter June 2014
- Prescribing newsletter March 2014
- Prescribing newsletter January 2014
- Prescribing newsletter November 2013
- Prescribing newsletter September 2013
Prescribing Systems & Processes
Resources
- Inhaler Technique Videos
- Making the most of your inhalers
- Why Asthma Still Kills – National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD)
- Inhaler technique elearning
- Supply of placebo devices
Resources
Respiratory
Self Care
Serious Incident Alerts
South Tees
South Tyneside
Supply Issues_Shortages
- Supply Issues & Shortages – DHSC Updates reinstated via SPS
- Specialist Pharmacy Service Shortage Memo – Bactroban