This guidance is the result of work by a representative, cross-system, stakeholder-led Task and Finish Group,which was asked to look at prescribing across the primary and secondary care interface. At every stage, the ambition behind this important work has been to support prescribers to ensure...
You will be aware that a number of patients are now seeking GLP1 injectable medications from private companies. Some GPs are receiving letters asking us for any reasons why the patient should not be prescribed the drug for weight loss etc. To limit our responsibility we can ask the provider to...
Dentists should not direct patients to GPs requesting they prescribes sedating medications, such as diazepam.
If a dentist wishes to prescribe sedating medications for anxious patients that dentist should be responsible for issuing the prescription. The dental practitioner's formulary, which is...
As part of the 5 year antimicrobial resistance strategy, Health Education England has produced an e-learning package to help healthcare staff understand the threats posed by antimicrobial resistance.
http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/antimicrobial-resistance/ (select the open access...
Depo Provera Patient Group Direction (PGD) Somerset ICB has produced a new PGD for Depo Provera which is now available on the Somerset ICB Medicines Management Web Page under the heading 'Shared Care & PGD' .
If you wish to use this PGD in your practice, please visit the PGD Web Page to...
This is a recurrent issue and something that we are contacted about at the LMC on a regular basis with GPs and practices asking whether or not there is any obligation to provide prescriptions for seven days of medication. The answer is no - but never say never.
There will be times when a seven...
The GPC are aware that in some areas, some hospital doctors have been instructing GPs to find out the test results which the hospital had ordered. Both the General Practitioner Committee and the Consultants Committee of the BMA agree this practice is potentially unsafe, and that the ultimate...
Issue 195
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the GMS contract is designed in such as a way as to specify what you can charge registered patients for, rather than saying that you may charge for everything that is not in the contract.
Clause 19.1.1 says you may not charge “for any prescription… except in the circumstances set out in clause...
The advice on the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs) in general practice has been updated, January 2016. This guidance is for England only. Download the full guidance here
Overview
The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 do not permit non-qualified...
Nurseries and schools should not be asking parents/carers to obtain prescriptions for OTC/P medicines they can purchase for administration to children in nursery/school time.
This has been clarified again by BMA and The Department of Education as below.
Prescribing over-the-counter medicines...
In theory, GPs should nearly always prescribe medication for an indication that is named within the product licence of the specific medicine in question. Product licences, or marketing authorisations, are granted by the MHRA (or at the time of writing in October 2016, by the EMA.)
The...
A person visiting your practice area is entitled to be registered as a temporary patient.
They may not be aware that they can usually order their repeat prescription from their 'home' surgery enclosing a stamped addressed envelope (SAE) and an explanation that they are temporarilly away on...
This guidance was put together by the Clinical and Prescribing subcommittee to meet the increasing demand from individuals and organisafor information relating to prescribing in general practice. Doctors have specific clinical rights and responsibilities in relation to prescribing, and as most...
By law, the NHS ceases to have responsibility for the medical care of patients when they leave the UK. People travelling within Europe are advised to carry an authorised European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) at all times and this gives entitlement to reduced cost (and sometimes free) medical...
Changes to NHS Availability of Erectile Dysfunction Treatments - Changing Prescribing Restrictions for Sildenafil
As of 1 August 2014, the amended regulations Erectile Dysfunction Treatments have come in to force. This means that sildenafil, apomorphine hydrochloride, moxisylyte hydrochloride...
Over the last year LMC has been made aware of a number of GPs who have been reported to the GMC for self-prescribing. The LMC would strongly advise GPs not to prescribe for themselves or their family, except in exceptional circumstance.
The areas of high risk are controlled drugs, psychiatric...
Somerset Prescribing Formulary is a living document. It is continuously updated as prescribing decisions are made locally or as new national guidance is considered by the Somerset Prescribing Forum or local Drug & Therapeutics Committees.
The Green Book contains the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK find it online here
General Practice Vaccinations & Immunisation - Standard and cor contractual requirements
NHS England has published general practice vaccination and immunisation services: standards and core contractual requirements . This document outlines the vaccination and immunisation standards and core...