COVID-19 clinical support

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

To help you prepare for winter, NHSE are accelerating deployment of EPS Phase 4 allowing patients without a nominated pharmacy to use EPS

• Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) – SEL CCG eRD Webinar – 24/03/2021

Heart-Failure

• Heart failure management of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

• Cow’s Milk Allergy and Appropriate Prescribing of Hypoallergenic Formula – 30 June 2022
• Cow’s Milk Allergy and Appropriate Prescribing of Hypoallergenic Formula – 30 June 2022 slides
• 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

Multi Compartment Aids

• Lambeth – Multi Compart Compliance Aid, decision making tool

Pharmacological management of Adult non-cancer chronic pain

• Helpful to support patients who may not be able to access their usual pain management services

Rheumatology

• Advice for Rheumatology patients on immunosuppressant medication

Selfcare patient support information

• Home medicines and first aid kit patient information leaflet – March 2022

Specials

• SEL paediatric specials webinar – 23 June 2021