Prescribing And Dispensing
Electronic Prescription Release 2 Nomination Guidance
The following Primary Care Trust (PCT) nomination guidance document provides guidelines for the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) patient nomination process.
Medicine Supply Chain
The DoH has published new joint guidance on "Best practice for ensuring the efficient supply and distribution of medicines to patients". This is a product of the "Medicine Supply Chain Forum" which was set up by the DoH in response to problems being experienced in the supply chain which were resulting in stocks of medicine being disrupted.
Dispensing fee scales 2010/11
This document contains the dispensing fee scales for 2010/11, effective from 1 October 2010. For more information about dispensing fee scales visit the NHS Employers website.
Patient Group Directions and Patient Specific Directions in general practice
The GPC reviewed the complex legislation surrounding the administration of medicines and has clarified the advice on the use of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) in general practice (August 2010).
Prescribing and the primary and secondary care interface
This BMA guidance from 2007 was put together to clarify the role of GPs when prescribing in relation to secondary care, to provide examples of best practice and to thereby help LMCs negotiate with PCOs and secondary care colleagues on this issue.
Prescribing in Primary Care
This RCGP guidance document from 2006 summarises key areas relating to prescribing in primary care including legislation and regulation, prescribing mechanisms, and the practicalities of prescribing in the surgery.
