The first stop for professional medicines advice

Patient Group Directions

101 results

RelevanceNewest firstOldest firstTitle
Applied filters

Patient Group Direction (PGD) use in a service provided by multiple organisations

14 July 2020Note – within this document multiple organisations refers to a group of commissioners/providers of NHS/publicly funded services who are working together to deliver a single…

Patient Group Direction use in End of Life Care

10 August 2020Considerations required before implementing Patient Group Direction (PGDs) for in End of Life Care

Patient Group Direction use by temporary professional registrants

10 August 2020Advice on use of PGD by healthcare professionals on the NMC, HCPC or GPhC temporary registers.

Advice on the preparation and/or administration of contrast agents supplied under a Patient Group Direction

12 August 2020Questions have been asked as to whether or not it is acceptable for a registered or unregistered healthcare professional (HCP) to prepare and/or administer contrast…

Use of a Patient Group Direction to supply or administer oral oseltamivir to care home residents

8 September 2020The below summaries when and how a PGD may be legally used to supply and/or administer oral oseltamivir to care home residents

Use of Patient Group Directions by registered healthcare professionals undertaking training or competency assessment

8 September 2020This Q&A outlines the advice on the use of PGDs by registered healthcare professionals who are undertaking training and/or competency assessment.

MHRA advice on Patient Group Directions in the private, prison and police sectors

8 September 2020Link to MHRA advice on Patient Group Directions in the private, prison and police sectors.

NICE Medicines Practice Guidelines 2 Patient Group Directions MPG2 2017

8 September 2020NICE guidance providing good practice recommendations for individual people and organisations involved with the development, authorisation and use PGDs.

Reauthorising and re-signing of a Patient Group Direction (PGD) following amendments/changes

8 September 2020This Q&A summarises outlines the requirements to resign/reauthorise PGDs after any amendment or change made during its valid to/from dates.

Inclusion of dose ranges in a single Patient Group Direction

9 September 2020Th below summarises the considerations required if a single PGD is to include a range of doses.