Clinical Guidelines

The following guidelines have been approved by the Nottinghamshire Area Prescribing Committee and the relevant secondary care trust(s) Drugs and Therapeutics Committee(s) (D&TCs).

They have been developed in association with the relevant clinicians in primary, secondary and tertiary care (where applicable).

Please click here if you would like the NAPC to consider any clinical guidelines you are developing.

Allergy | Anticoagulants | Cardiovascular | Continence and Stoma | Dependence | Dermatology | Diabetes | Endocrine | Eye | 
Gastroenterology | High-Cost Drugs | Mental Health Resources |Neurology | Nutrition including Oral Nutritional Supplements |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Pain | Palliative Care | Prescribing and Prescription Governance | Renal | RespiratoryTransgender | Urology | Woundcare | Miscellaneous | 

Allergy

Anticoagulants

Cardiovascular

Continence and Stoma

Dependence

Dermatology

• Dermatology shared care protocols

Diabetes

• Blood Glucose and ketone testing - frequency and eligibility (223 kb) Review date: Jan 2025
• Blood glucose testing meters formulary - Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICB (409 kb) Review date: Jan 2026
• Diabetes - type 2 treatment algorithm (573 kb) Review date: Nov 2025
• Freestyle Libre and Dexcom One prescribing criteria (196 kb) Review date: December 2025
• Continuous Glucose Monitoring devices Holding statement (195 kb)

Endocrine

Eye

Gastroenterology

• Inflammatory Bowel Disease shared care protocols
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease patient information leaflets

High Cost Drugs

Mental Health Resources

• ADHD adults shared care protocols
• ADHD adults patient information
• ADHD children and young people shared care protocols
• ADHD children and young people patient information
• Valproate for patients of child-bearing potential shared care protocol

Neurology

• Neurology shared care protocols
• Neurology patient information leaflets

Nutrition including Oral Nutritional Supplements

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Pain

Palliative Care

Prescribing and Prescription Governance

Renal

• Renal shared care protocols

Respiratory

• Greener NHS - respiratory

• Asthma in adults (330 kb) Review date: February 2025
• Asthma in children and young people (260 kb) Review date: March 2025
• Asthma self management plan (236 kb) Review date: June 25
• Bronchiectasis self management plan (228 kb) Review date: June 25
• Colistimethate for non CF bronchiectasis - information sheet (Amber 2) (616 kb) Review date: March 2023
• COPD emergency supply medicines – prescribing information (239 kb) Review date: Mar 2026
• COPD guideline (1384 kb) Review date: April 2024
• COPD self management plan (193 kb) Review date: June 25
• Guidance on (S)MART [(Single-inhaler) Maintenance and Reliever Therapy] in asthma (244 kb) Review date: April 26

Transgender

• Transgender collaborative care protocol
• Feminising Hormone Treatment for Adults
• Masculinising Hormone Treatment for Adults

• Transgender & Non-Binary Adults - Prescribing & Monitoring Responsibilities in Primary Care (268 kb) Review date: May 2024

Urology

Woundcare

• APC Wound infection guideline 

Miscellaneous