Guidelines

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This section contains either local or national guidelines relating to medicines management issues. They promote consistency with the intention of raising awareness and improving quality of care. please choose an option from the menu. If you have any queries regarding these documents, please contact the Medicines Management Team.

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SY ICB Position Statement Appropriate Use of Monitored Dosage Systems (MDS)

Monitored dosage systems (MDS) are medication compliance aids where a person’s medicines are dispensed by a pharmacy into compartments divided into days of the week and times of each day. SY ICS have developed this position statement for use across Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield and Doncaster. Further documents will be added to support this position statement

• SY ICB Position Statement
• SY ICS Medicines Adherence Support Pre-assessment & review form

MMT Operational Guides

• Biosimilars – Strategic Principles for Introduction
• Non-Medical Prescribers (NMP) -Registration-Guidance
• Recording medication prescribed in Secondary or Tertiary Care onto Clinical Systems

OptimiseRx

• Emis Web – User Guide
• SystmOne – User Guide

Electronic Repeat Dispensing (ERD)

• eRD Systm1 Guide
• eRD Emis Web Guide
• eRD FAQ

Primary Care Initiative Resources

• Privately initiated Prescribing Statement & PrescQipp Link
• RDTC Transfer of prescribing from Private provider to NHS Prescriber
• Quality Toolkit for Care Homes
• GP practice Private organisation risk 
• Hospital Admissions Poster
• Items which should not routinely be prescribed in Primary Care
• Unlicensed Specials Flowchart

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