Patient Group Directions

Applied filters

Patient Group Directions

Care Setting (19)
- Care homes (2)
- Community Health Services (11)
- Dentistry (1)
- Emergency medicine and urgent care (5)
- Health and Justice (10)
- Occupational Health (3)
- Palliative and End of Life Care (1)
- Primary Care (13)
- Transfer of care (1)
- Trusts (12)
Events (3)
- Past Events (3)
Guidance (108)
- Administering (9)
- Dosing (2)
- Implementation (12)
- Medication Safety (1)
- Patient Group Directions (108)
- Policy, Commissioning and Managerial (7)
- Preparing (1)
- Safety in Pregnancy (5)
- Service advice and planning (5)
- Supply (11)
- Unlicensed medicines (2)
Medicine (53)
- Aciclovir (1)
- Aspirin (1)
- Azithromycin (1)
- Benzylpenicillin (2)
- Ceftriaxone (1)
- Clotrimazole (2)
- Copper (1)
- Diamorphine (1)
- Diazepam (2)
- Doxycycline (1)
- Emtricitabine + Tenofovir disoproxil (1)
- Estradiol + Dienogest (1)
- Estradiol + Nomegestrol (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Desogestrel (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Drospirenone (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Etonogestrel (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Gestodene (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Levonorgestrel (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Norelgestromin (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Norethisterone (1)
- Ethinylestradiol + Norgestimate (1)
- Etonogestrel (2)
- Fluconazole (1)
- Flumazenil (1)
- Folic acid (1)
- Gadobutrol (1)
- Gadoteric acid (1)
- Gadoteridol (1)
- Gadoxetic acid (1)
- Imiquimod (1)
- Influenza vaccine (1)
- Iodixanol (1)
- Iohexol (1)
- Iomeprol (1)
- Iopamidol (1)
- Ioversol (1)
- Ketamine (1)
- Levonorgestrel (2)
- Lidocaine (4)
- Lidocaine + Prilocaine (1)
- Medroxyprogesterone (2)
- Meglumine gadobenate (1)
- Metronidazole (1)
- Midazolam (2)
- Mifepristone (1)
- Misoprostol (1)
- Morphine (1)
- Nitrofurantoin (1)
- Oseltamivir (1)
- Podophyllotoxin (1)
- Prilocaine (1)
- Progesterone (1)
- Raltegravir (1)
- Sodium chloride (1)
- Tenofovir disoproxil + Emtricitabine (1)
- Terbutaline (1)
- Tramadol (1)
- Tranexamic acid (1)
- Trimethoprim (1)
- Ulipristal (1)
Medicines planning (19)
- Patient Group Direction Planning (19)
Publications (65)
- Research and audits (3)
- Summary advice (7)
- Templates (55)
Specialty (44)
- Infection and infectious diseases (3)
- Obstetrics and gynaecology (1)
- Public Health (1)
- Radiology (12)
- Renal and urologic disorders (2)
- Reproductive health (14)
- Sexual health (12)
- Vaccinating (1)
Training and Development (2)

Auditing Patient Group Directions

14 September 2020SPS have developed a template audit tool to support organisations in auditing aspects of PGD development and use.

Emtricitabine/tenofovir and raltegravir tablets for HIV PEP

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for the supply of emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil and raltegravir tablets for HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (HIV PEP).

Combined hormonal contraceptive transdermal patch

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for the supply of combined hormonal transdermal patch for contraception.

Combined hormonal contraceptive vaginal ring

4 October 2021SPS PGD template for the supply of combined hormonal vaginal ring for contraception.

Etonogestrel (e.g. Nexplanon®) implant for contraception

4 October 2021SPS PGD template for the insertion of etonogestrel (e.g. Nexplanon®) 68mg subdermal implant for contraception.

Ioversol (Optiray®) contrast agent

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for administering ioversol intravenously for imaging investigations and procedures by registered Radiographers.

Gadoxetate disodium (Primovist®) contrast agent

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for administering gadoxetate disodium intravenously for imaging investigations and procedures by registered Radiographers.

Gadoteridol (ProHance®) contrast agent

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for administering gadoteridol intravenously for imaging investigations and procedures by registered Radiographers.

Doxycycline for use within sexual health services

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for supply of doxycycline for the treatment of uncomplicated genital chlamydia trachomatis and non-gonococcal/non-specific urethritis.

Imiquimod 5% w/w cream for anogenital warts

5 October 2021SPS PGD template for the supply of imiquimod 5% w/w cream for the treatment of external anogenital warts.

SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service

NHS