12 August 2020 · Questions 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…
10 August 2020 · In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Healthcare Professionals Council (HCPC) and the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) have opened…
10 August 2020 · Questions are frequently asked around the use of Patient Group Direction (PGDs) use in End of Life Care (EoLC). As with any other patient pathway…
14 July 2020 · Note – 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…
9 April 2020 · SPS and the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)/British Association of HIV (BHIVA), with the support of specialist stakeholders working within clinical practice,…
26 March 2020 · There are provisions in the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 that can be used in a pandemic, unfortunately none of them specifically involve PGDs. At this…
25 March 2020 · SPS and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health (FSRH), with the support of specialist stakeholders working within clinical practice, have produced PGD templates for…
25 February 2020 · Organisations who utilise bank or agency staff may consider allowing these staff members to operate under PGDs to maintain service provision. Whilst there is nothing…
11 February 2020 · The 2020 PGD Learning Event was held on Tuesday 11th February 2020 at the NCVO in London. The presentations from the day are available below.
8 January 2020 · Exceptions to the general rule for which certain healthcare professionals can sell, supply, and/or administer medicines to patients under Schedule 17 of the Human Medicines…