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National Audit of RPS Standards in Secure Environments

1 July 2019The Medicines Use & Safety team undertook a national baseline audit of the implementation of the RPS Professional Standards for optimising medicines in secure environments…

Using a Patient Group Direction to supply or administer a medication which is part of a clinical trial, study or pilot

26 June 2019The below summary advises on the use of PGDs to supply or administer a medication which is part of a clinical trial, study or pilot

SPS National Medicines Governance Do Once programme – national Patient Group Direction (PGD) template

20 June 2019The attached PGD template is based on the version being used to develop the national PGD templates as part of the SPS National Medicines Governance…

When Patient Group Directions (PGDs) are not required. Guidance on when PGDs should not be used and advice on alternative mechanisms for supply and administration of medicines

20 March 2019This guidance is designed to assist organisations in identifying when a Patient Group Direction (PGD) should not be used. The aims of this guidance are…

Gabapentin and Pregabalin Offender Health Audit Report and Audit Tool

3 July 2013This report and associated survey and audit tool describe the process and outcomes of an England-wide collaborative audit and survey of the use of gabapentin…