Monthly Horizon Scanning Report – May 2023
Monthly horizon scanning reports are designed to inform the NHS about new products, significant changes to product licenses, significant new guidance, and decisions that have been made by recognised bodies.
This information is produced for use by NHS healthcare professionals.
Formulary assessment – Otinova ear spray for otitis externa
Formulary assessment tools are templates to support local decision making. They list NICE guidance, MHRA safety advice, and other relevant high quality advice and guidelines relevant to making decisions for local formularies.
The templates are pre-populated with useful information to reduce duplication of effort, with space for the addition of local information as appropriate. The purpose of the document is to support consistent decision making by formulary groups and APCs.
This information is produced for use by NHS healthcare professionals and RDTC stakeholders.
What are the statutory obligations of an ICS for the implementation of NICE guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) produce a range of guidance types, some of which commissioners have a statutory obligation to implement. This document sets out the forms of guidance published by NICE and outlines the types for which there is a statutory responsibility for commissioners as well as the timescales within which this action should be taken.
Prescribing Update Newsletter – April 2023
Prescribing support newsletters aim to inform readers of work done by the unit and work in progress, to help tailor local work plans and highlight any ‘topical’ issues in prescribing or medicines management.
If you have any suggestions for future topics for the newsletter, then please contact nuth.nyrdtc.rxsupp@nhs.net
This month’s edition focuses on Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Gene Testing Workshops, a new NHSE short course on working with people and communities, recent publications from the RDTC, and an update on the RDTC prescribing support team attendance at the GNPRC Conference in July 2023. It also includes another in the series of “Meet the Team” where you can get to know the people behind the work we do. There is also information on some key medicines availability, new and updated NICE guidance, and UK product launches.
Monthly Horizon Scanning Report – April 2023
Monthly horizon scanning reports are designed to inform the NHS about new products, significant changes to product licenses, significant new guidance, and decisions that have been made by recognised bodies.
This information is produced for use by NHS healthcare professionals.
Drug Tariff Monitor
Overview
The purpose of this report is to present the predicted cost impact of category A, M and C drug tariff PartVIIIA price changes on primary care spending. The data is calculated by matching the ePACT2 prescribing data for the latest month available to the current prices listed in the NHSBSA Drug Tariff PartVIIIA. An adjustment is also made if necessary to the prescribing data of each drug to account for any difference in dispensing days between the 2 months. Data is presented at SICBL and ICB level.
If you have any queries about the content of the report please contact us at nuth.nyrdtc.rxsupp@nhs.net
Frequency
Quarterly
Data Period
April 2023 (Drug Tariff), February 2023 (ePACT2 Prescribing data)