Topic: Prescribing
Somerset Opioid Reduction Presentations Please see below links to presentations/resources. Further information can also be found on the Somerset ICB website here. 1. Why do we need reducing regimes for medication? 2. How do you prepare to reduce medication? 3. What can we do to support patients with pain? 4. What else is out there […]
You will be aware that a number of patients are now seeking GLP1 injectable medications from private companies. Some GPs are receiving letters asking us for any reasons why the patient should not be prescribed the drug for weight loss etc. To limit our responsibility we can ask the provider to ask the patient to […]
Dentists should not direct patients to GPs requesting they prescribe sedating medications, such as diazepam. If a dentist wishes to prescribe sedating medications for anxious patients that dentist should be responsible for issuing the prescription. The dental practitioner’s formulary, which is the list of drugs a dentist can prescribe is found on the BNF dental […]
This guidance is the result of work by a representative, cross-system, stakeholder-led Task and Finish Group, which was asked to look at prescribing across the primary and secondary care interface. At every stage, the ambition behind this important work has been to support prescribers to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered, underpinned by […]
In theory, GPs should nearly always prescribe medication for an indication that is named within the product licence of the specific medicine in question. Product licences, or marketing authorisations, are granted by the MHRA (or at the time of writing in October 2016, by the EMA.) The term ‘unlicensed medicine’ is used to describe medicines […]
As part of the 5 year antimicrobial resistance strategy, Health Education England has produced an e-learning package to help healthcare staff understand the threats posed by antimicrobial resistance. http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/antimicrobial-resistance/ (select the open access session) The NICE AMS systems and processes guideline also recommends “… using the following antimicrobial stewardship interventions… education‑based programmes for health […]
The GPC are aware that in some areas, some hospital doctors have been instructing GPs to find out the test results which the hospital had ordered. Both the General Practitioner Committee and the Consultants Committee of the BMA agree this practice is potentially unsafe, and that the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that results are acted […]
This guidance was put together by the Clinical and Prescribing subcommittee to meet the increasing demand from individuals and organisafor information relating to prescribing in general practice. Doctors have specific clinical rights and responsibilities in relation to prescribing, and as most general practitioners work within the NHS, they are also bound by the NHS regulatory […]
General Practice Vaccinations & Immunisation – Standard and core contractual requirements Update January 2026 Update on UKHSA Vaccination Guidance Somerset LMC has noted a change in wording in the updated UKHSA guidance which suggests that Healthcare Support Workers, including HCAs, are unable to take informed consent for vaccination. This change has come as a surprise […]
The Green Book contains the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK find it online here