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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.

Choosing a suitable antidepressant for people with coronary heart disease (CHD)

2 July 2021Prescribers may need to choose a safe antidepressant in people with CHD. We guide on available options. We do not cover management of complex depression.

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 .

Example policy for Maintaining the Vaccine Cold Chain in Primary Care

17 December 2020Summary This page provides a document for local adaptation that gives a sample policy for maintaining the vaccine cold chain. This document describes general principles…

Doctors, dentists, and use of PGDs

15 December 2020Doctors and dentists cannot supply or administer medications under a PGD or Written Instruction. This page gives further detail on why this is the case.

Optimising medicines for Cardiovascular Disease in older people living with frailty

24 November 2020Cardiovascular medicines are the most frequently prescribed drug class in older people. Yet clinicians face challenges when prescribing or deprescribing these medicines because of the…

Summary of NICE guidance for Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community

14 November 2020This edition of NICE Bites reflects current NICE guidance (as at November 2020). Please go to NICE to check for any recent updates to this…

Summary of NICE guidance for Managing medicines in care homes

8 November 2020Since this edition of NICE Bites was published, NICE updated information in this guideline on reusing medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic in line with UK…

About UKMi Medicines Q&As

30 October 2020The UKMi Medicines Q&As published on this website are produced for NHS healthcare professionals by UK Medicines Information (UKMi) pharmacists in response to a demand…

PGDs and Occupational Health Services

22 October 2020The attached Q&A has been written in response to enquiries we have received concerning the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and written instructions in Occupational Health…

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