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Patient Group Direction use in Hospital at Home (virtual ward) services

28 March 2023Considerations required before implementing Patient Group Direction (PGDs) in Hospital at Home (including virtual ward) services

Heart failure management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing heart failure in frail older people

Atrial fibrillation management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing atrial fibrillation in frail older people

Managing cardiovascular disease in frail older people

2 December 2022A pragmatic approach for managing common cardiovascular long-term conditions in older people living with frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy

Coronary heart disease and risk management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing CHD and cardiovascular risk in frail older people

Hypertension management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing hypertension in frail older people

Hypotension management in frail older people

2 December 2022Guidance to help upskill primary and secondary care clinicians in decision making when managing hypotension in frail older people

OPNet: Reducing overprescribing

23 November 2022Insights, guidance and tips on how the ICS can contribute to, and support the reduction in, overprescribing in frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy.

Understanding polypharmacy, overprescribing and deprescribing

12 January 2022The process of managing non-beneficial or potentially harmful multiple medicines including reducing or stopping medicines, and explanations of terminology

Taking a person-centred approach to managing polypharmacy

12 January 2022A framework that may be helpful when conducting a structured medication review