For further SEL medication resources, please see the South East London Integrated Medicines Optimisation Committee (SEL IMOC) website
Palliative care medicines: see Palliative care section
Anticoagulation
During the pandemic some patients were switched from warfrain to DOACs. Below are some resources around this switch and DOAC education.
- the changes to the transfer of care for patients prescribed DOACs (in place from 1st October 2020)
- DOAC Education webinar – 12 November 2020
- DOAC Education webinar – 17 November 2020
- DOAC Education webinar slides – November 2020
- Q&A from both DOAC Education webinars – November 2020
Anticoagulation – A focus on DOAC Safety webinar – 7 December 2021
National guidance. Includes advice on management of patients taking warfarin in primary care during the Covid-19 pandemic, with recommendations to help minimise attendances
Structured Medication Review
- Structured Medication Review for Diabetes Webinar – 19 August 2020
- Mental health structured medication review webinar – 13 August 2020
- Structured Medication Review for heart failure and hypertension webinar – 11 August 2020
Antibiotics
- Antimicrobial Stewardship resources
- Southwark Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) and Exacerbation of COPD in the Covid-19 pandemic guide
EPS
Roll out of Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) Phase 4
- Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) – SEL CCG eRD Webinar – 24/03/2021
Heart-Failure
Inhalers
- Guide for alternative inhalers during stock shortages (please note this document is from April, and there are no longer currently significant supply shortages. However, this document can be used if there is a need to switch patients back to their original inhalers, or to check dose equivalences).
Medicines and Prescribing Network
The network brings together health care professionals from across primary, community and secondary care to focus on delivering education and training on Medicines Optimisation & Long Term Condition priorities covering guidelines & pathways, shared care guidelines, medicines safety issues and other areas of priority
- Medicines Information Resources Training Session – 17 March 2022 – webinar
- Medicines Information Resources Training Session – 17 March 2022 – presentation
- Tools and techniques to manage polypharmacy during structured medication reviews – 15 February 2022
- Tools and techniques to manage polypharmacy during structured medication reviews – presentation slides
- Hypertension webinar – 4 November 2021