Provenance
Developed by SPS and NHS England, reviewed by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG), with the support of specialists working within clinical practice for medicines commonly supplied for the prevention of complications in pregnancy.
Legally providing GSL/P medicines by registered midwives
SPS advice to support registered midwives in the legal administration and/or supply of Pharmacy Only (P)/General Sales List (GSL) medicine, using omeprazole tablets as an example can be found here (SPS page)
This advice supports the use of the two template protocols below.
Protocol template attachments
The template protocols are attached below to download and use in conjunction with our implementation advice (SPS page).
More pregnancy and supportive medicines PGD templates
- Terbutaline injection for use in labour within maternity services
- Intrapartum administration of benzylpenicillin sodium
- Aspirin tablets for use within antenatal and maternity services
- Folic acid 5mg tablets for use during pregnancy
All PGD templates
National PGD, protocol and written instructions templates
National templates are developed with experts for clinical specialties. They reduce duplication and variation, and improve consistency of care.
Update history
- Expired templates removed
- Republished
- Version 2.0 templates replaced with accessible version. Page content reviewed published date updated.
- Version 2.0 of protocols published
- Minor formatting changes/included P alongside GSL
- Link to supporting advice added
- Published