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Nursing Associates, Physician Associates and the use of Patient Group Directions

16 November 2021The below summaries the legal position on the use of PGDs by Nursing Associates and Physician Associates

An overview of Procurement of Medicines and Pharmaceutical Products and Services for NHS hospitals

12 November 2021Procurement of Medicines for hospitals in England is led and coordinated by NHS CMU, supported by NPSG and PSMG

Written Instruction for the administration of seasonal 'flu vaccination

25 August 2021Advice on using written instructions for the administration of 'flu vaccinations to healthcare staff and written instruction templates 2021/22 are available.

Patient Group Directions in Complex Commissioning Scenarios

10 June 2021This guide supports planning, decision making and advises on governance processes when PGDs are used within commissioned services .

Preparing doses of vaccines using aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT)

21 May 2021ANTT minimises the risk of contamination transfer to critical surfaces. It should be used during vaccine preparation and assembly.

Thawing small numbers of COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech vials

14 April 2021Standard Operating Procedure for moving small numbers of COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech vials from an ultra-low temperature freezer into a fridge to thaw

COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech Handling and Preparation Video

28 January 2021A video produced by Pfizer showing the correct handling and preparation of the COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech

Preparing COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech in Trusts

29 December 2020Resources to support the COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech are provided including: standard operating procedures, work instructions and a checklist.

Unpacking and storing frozen COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech in ultra-low temperature freezers in Trusts

24 December 2020A standard operating procedure is provided for unpacking and storing COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech in an ultra-low temperature freezer.

Unpacking of frozen COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech and transfer to fridges to thaw in Trusts without freezers

24 December 2020A standard operating procedure for unpacking frozen COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and transferring them to fridges to thaw is provided.