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About Patient Group Direction (PGD) Q&As

8 September 2020Patient Group Direction (PGD) Q&As published on this website are produced to support healthcare professionals, commissioners and providers of NHS and public health commissioned services…

PGD Learning Event 2020

11 February 2020The 2020 PGD Learning Event was held on Tuesday 11th February 2020 at the NCVO in London. The presentations from the day are available below.

Use of Patient Group Directions in pandemics (e.g. COVID-19)

26 March 2020There are provisions in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 that can be used in a pandemic, unfortunately none of them specifically involve PGDs. At this…

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…

NICE Medicines Practice Guidelines 2 Patient Group Directions MPG2 2017

8 September 2020NICE guidance providing good practice recommendations for individual people and organisations involved with the development, authorisation and use PGDs.

MHRA advice on Patient Group Directions in the private, prison and police sectors

8 September 2020Link to MHRA advice on Patient Group Directions in the private, prison and police sectors.

MHRA advice on Patient Group Directions

9 September 2020Link to MHRA information about PGDs including which registered healthcare professionals can operate under PGDs.

Bank and agency staff and Patient Group Directions

25 February 2020The below summarises the advice on the use of PGDs by bank and agency staff working within organisations.

Patient Group Direction use in End of Life Care

10 August 2020Questions are frequently asked around the use of Patient Group Direction (PGDs) use in End of Life Care (EoLC). As with any other patient pathway…

Supply and/or administration of Controlled Drugs under a Patient Group Direction

8 September 2020This Q&A summarises the legal position on the supply and/or administration of controlled drugs under PGDs.

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