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.
14 November 2020 · This edition of NICE Bites reflects current NICE guidance (as at November 2020). Please go to NICE to check for any recent updates to this…
23 October 2020 · There are a number of medicines administration related enquiries that you may be asked to help with when working with patients and staff in care…
23 October 2020 · Home oxygen therapy is commonly used in care homes by patients with underlying lung conditions. In the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there may be an increased…
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…
14 September 2020 · This Medicines Q&A provides information on thickening agents and describes factors that may influence the choice of product including differences between starch-based and gum-based thickening…
9 September 2020 · This updated Medicines Q&A is a quick reference summary to different types of enteral feeding tubes, in relation to medication issues. Not all enteral feeding…
8 September 2020 · Only those professions listed in legislation can operate under a Patient Group Direction (PGD). Neither Nursing Associates nor Physician Associates are currently included within the…
27 August 2020 · If you have a practice example that you would like to share on the Care Homes Good Practice Repository, please get in touch. A member…
27 August 2020 · The Care Homes Good Practice Repository has been created in support of the NHS England/NHS Improvement call for cross-system Pharmacy and Medicines Support for care…