Publications

Topics: Publications

We publish recommendations and resources, together with a host of other material for the benefit of our users.

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Occupational health services explainer videos

Short videos explaining medicines mechanisms in occupational health services, including written instructions.

Standard operating procedures in pharmacy technical services

An SPS Quality Assurance (QA) bite size learning event that explores Standard Operating Procedures as part of the quality management system.

SPS Spotlight Monthly Digest

A slide deck summarising SPS outputs and resources. It should be distributed to relevant healthcare professionals and their teams.

Medication Safety Update

A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.

PGD planning explainer videos

Short videos explaining how to plan for the development of new, or review of existing Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

PGD supply and administration explainer videos

Short explanatory videos about the supply and administration of medicines under Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

PGDs in practice explainer videos

Short videos explaining Patient Group Directions (PGDs) and medicines mechanisms, and their use in practice.

P and GSL medicines with PGDs

Understanding where PGDs can and cannot be used for the supply and/or administration of P and GSL medicines helps ensure correct legal mechanisms in practice.

When not to use a PGD

Understanding when PGDs are an unsuitable mechanism for the supply and/or administration of medicines ensures an alternative legal framework is applied.

When PGDs can be used

Understanding when PGDs are a suitable mechanism for the supply and/or administration of medicines ensures an appropriate legal framework for service provision.

Articles

Pharmacy technician coffee break conversation podcasts

A series of short podcast discussions with pharmacy technicians about their roles and the different ways they provide patient care.

Using NSAIDs in asthma

Safety and prescribing scenarios for using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in adults with asthma are outlined.

Prescribing and ordering available pancreatic enzyme replacement therapies

The availability of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapies (PERTs) varies currently. Use our resources and mini-tool to find matches for licensed products.

Occupational health services explainer videos

Short videos explaining medicines mechanisms in occupational health services, including written instructions.

Preparing to use ustekinumab biosimilar

Introducing biosimilar ustekinumab needs planning. Work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure familiarity with the area and develop an implementation plan.

Legal mechanisms and contrast agents

Informing and supporting decision making when considering the most appropriate legal mechanism for administering contrast agents in imaging services.

Administration of contrast agents under a PGD by multiple HCPs

Whether a healthcare professional (HCP) can prepare and/or administer contrast supplied by another HCP under a PGD will depend on a range of factors.

Improving Health Outcomes in Health and Justice

We shared information on the implementation of Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices in prisons with updates on Methasoft integration and FP10 EPS rollout

Articles, Newsletters

New Medicines News

Articles, Bulletins

SPS Spotlight Monthly Digest

A slide deck summarising SPS outputs and resources. It should be distributed to relevant healthcare professionals and their teams.

Medication Safety Update

A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.

Welcoming the Web Assistant pilot

The Web Assistant will help you to answer questions about medicines in patients with swallowing difficulties.

New Product Evaluations

A list of new product evaluations that are freely available to NHS staff via the internet

Articles, Research and audits

Patient Group Directions e-learning programme

E-learning developed by SPS in partnership with UKHSA, HEE and eLfH to support professionals who use, develop, authorise, review or update PGDs.

Northern Pharmacy Technical Services Workforce Project Report

These are the detailed and easy read summary reports of the northern pharmacy technical services (PTS) workforce project. They provide a critical analysis of the…

Auditing Patient Group Directions

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

National audit of RPS standards in secure environments

An audit tool based on the RPS Standards in Secure Environments is shared along with the national baseline audit undertaken in 2018

Using medicines under PGD as part of a clinical trial or study

Advice on the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) to supply or administer a medication which is part of a clinical trial, study or pilot

Wholesale Distribution Authorisation Audit Edition 1 August 2014 (Yellow Cover)

Pharmacy Intrathecal Chemotherapy Audit Aide Memoire 4th Edition (Yellow Cover)

This audit document is intended to be used to audit Pharmacy aspects of the safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy, as part of the EL(97)52 Audit…

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