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Guidance on the Pharmaceutical Issues concerning Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) and other Outpatient IV Therapy Services 1st Edition January 2018

30 July 2018The development of OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy) services and other outpatient intravenous therapies has been rapid over recent years and there are many models…

How is acute hypomagnesaemia treated in adults?

12 January 2021There is no national guidance on the treatment of hypomagnesaemia, and practice varies widely between hospital Trusts. The guidance in this document reflects practice at…

Induction Programme for Trust Homecare Leads

30 August 2016The enclosed document has been drawn up as an aid for homecare leads in trusts.  It is meant to be used over a period of…

Induction Training Course for Pharmacy Trust Buyers

18 November 2020This article is designed to cover those items that pharmacy trust buyers (i.e. the person in the trust responsible for managing the sourcing and procurement of…

Managing the introduction of new generic medicines: Guidance for Chief Pharmacists and trust medicines procurement leads

5 September 2018When planning for the generic introduction of a new generic medicine, it is important that commissioners and providers collaborate closely to address all the potential…

Medicines Shortages and Patient Group Directions

16 December 2019This article outlines how PGDs can be managed to allow for their continued use in cases of medicines shortages.

NHMC Good Practice Principles for the Provision of Manufacturer Funded Homecare Services

5 March 2018These Good Practice Principles set out the National Homecare Medicines Committee’s (NHMC) expectations of Manufacturers offering Manufacturer Funded Homecare Medicine Services in relation to the…
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NPPSC hospital pharmacy procurement training modules

14 January 2019The National Pharmacy Procurement Specialists Committee (NPPSC) refreshed this series of training modules in late 2018. They are based on work compiled by Kevan Wind. The…

National Homecare Medicine Committee (NHMC) Newsletters

4 August 2020The July 2020 NHMC Newsletter contains a brief review of the homecare response to the COVID 19 pandemic including  a spotlight on one of the…

National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) - Example Data Protection Protocol

26 October 2020The NHMC have prepared an example Data Protection Protocol for homecare medicines services. This document has been prepared to aid contracting authorities in preparing an…