15 December 2020 · Doctors and dentists cannot supply or administer medications under a PGD or Written Instruction. This page gives further detail on why this is the case.
26 October 2020 · The NHMC have prepared an example Data Protection Protocol for homecare medicines services. This document has been prepared to aid contracting authorities in preparing an…
29 September 2020 · This document is intended to support local discussions on how to monitor commonly prescribed high risk medicines in primary care. The monitoring parameters cited…
10 August 2020 · In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Healthcare Professionals Council (HCPC) and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) have opened…
10 August 2020 · Questions are frequently asked around the use of Patient Group Direction (PGDs) use in End of Life Care (EoLC). As with any other patient pathway…
4 August 2020 · The July 2020 NHMC Newsletter contains a brief review of the homecare response to the COVID 19 pandemic including a spotlight on one of the…
4 August 2020 · The National Pharmaceutical Supply Group (NPSG) currently advises against participation in advisory boards sponsored by Manufacturers (Marketing Authorisation Holders). This NHMC paper supports this advice…
10 December 2019 · To support organisations in establishing a robust risk assessment process for new homecare medicines services the NHMC has developed a tool for local use. …
10 October 2019 · NPPG and RCPCH strongly recommend that when children require unlicensed liquid medications, they should receive the RCPCH- and NPPG- recommended strength, where one exists. There…