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This section of the website contains prescribing resources and guidelines and has been organised into the following clinical areas:
All Wales Prescribing Guidelines
AWTTC - All Wales Paediatric Asthma Management and Prescribing Guideline
AWTTC - All Wales COPD Management and Prescribing Guideline
High Quality and Low Carbon Asthma Care – Greener Practice
NICE Respiratory Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)
CKS Topics covered include:
Allergic Rhinitis, Acute Sore Throat, Asthma, COPD, Chest Infections, Cough, Influenza, Treatment in Palliative Care
Medical Gases
NAMDET - Oxygen Cylinder Duration Chart
Patient Resources
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Epilepsy |
SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service - Generic Antiepileptic Drugs in Epilepsy (Update Sept 2020)
Is Valproate the Right Epilepsy Treatment for Me?
Decision Support Tool - Bipolar Disorder: Is Valproate the Right Treatment for Me?
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Mental Health and Wellbeing |
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Guidance | NICE | Depression in children and young people: identification and management |
SilverCloud - Online Mental Health Support - Powys Teaching Health Board (nhs.wales)
SilverCloud by Amwell® is a free online mental health support service available through NHS Wales without a GP referral. Through SilverCloud, you can access a range of guided self-help programmes to help you manage and improve your mental health and wellbeing. There’s support for mild-to-moderate anxiety, depression, stress, sleep difficulties and more.
Deprescribing of antidepressants for depression and anxiety
Tools hosted by SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service to help practice teams address inappropriate prescribing.
Dementia
Insomnia
Insomnia | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
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Hypnotics and Anxiolytics |
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AWTTC - Material to Support Appropriate Prescribing of Hypnotics and Anxiolytics across Wales |
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NICE - Educational Pack Material to Support Appropriate Prescribing of Hypnotics and Anxiolytics
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Chronic Pain Management |
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CKS | NICE | Assessment | Diagnosis | Chronic pain
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Resources for Patients |
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AWMSG - Opioids in Palliative Care: A Patient Guide (Welsh) (English)
Relevant MHRA Alerts Updated January 2024 - Valproate use by women and girls October 2023 - Valproate: Dispense Full Packs of Valproate-Containing Medicines August 2023 - Valproate: Re-Analysis of Study on Risks in Children of Men Taking Valproate |
Managing Infections in Primary Care
PTHB Antimicrobial Guidelines (formerly Microguide)
The MicroGuide provides advice on the effective and safe treatment of infections commonly presenting in primary care and are based on NICE and Public Health Wales advice with input from local experts.
AWTTC - Primary Care Antimicrobial Guidelines
AWTTC - Management of C.Diff Infection in Wales
AWTTC - Management of Recurrent Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infection in Adult Women
Urinary tract infection (lower) - women | CKS | NICE
PTHB - Silver Dressings Guidance
Resources for Patients
PTHB - Antibiotics Patient Information Leaflet: Understanding Your Antibiotics (English)
PTHB Antibiotics Patient Information Leaflet: Understanding Your Antibiotics (Welsh)
PTHB - Antibiotics Patient Information Leaflet: Why haven't I been given antibiotics?
Safety Updates
AWTTC - Best Practice Reminder: Avoid Nitrofurantoin in the Treatment of Pyelonephritis
Prescriber Tools and Audits
Antimicrobial Prescribing and Stewardship (APS) Competency Framework
The APS competency framework can be used by both medical and non-medical prescribers in any care setting to support the development of their prescribing practice at any point in their professional development in relation to prescribing antimicrobials and embodying stewardship practices.
AWMSG - CEPP National Audit - focus on antibiotic prescribing
Using the correct antibiotics only when needed, with the correct dose and for the correct duration, is vital to help tackle growing antibiotic resistance. These audits aim to:
Diabetes
All Wales Patient Self-Testing Blood Glucose Meters Guidance
Gender Incongruence
Endocrine management of gender incongruence in adults - All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre
MHRA Alerts
Food and Nutrition
PTHB Vitamin D Guidance (Jan 25)
PTHB Management of Malnutrition in Primary Care (individuals in Care Homes) (Apr 25)
PTHB Management of Malnutrition in Primary care (individuals in their own homes) (Apr 25)
FAQ : Appropriate prescribing of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Primary Care (Apr 25)
WAASP Nutrition Risk Screening Tool (for inpatient use) (Jun 24)
AWTTC - All Wales Guide to Prescribing Gluten-free Products (Feb 13)
Useful weblinks:
MHRA Alerts
Wound Care
Emollients
PTHB Emollient Guidelines for Adults and Children
Local Clinical Guidance
Medicines Safety & Prescribing Support
MHRA - Yellow Card: Making medicines and medical devices safer
Report suspected side effects to medicines, vaccines, e-cigarettes, medical device incidents, defective or falsified (fake) products to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to ensure safe and effective use.
AWTTC - Prescribing Dilemmas - A Guide for Prescribers
Guidance to support prescribers with complex or uncertain prescribing situations, covering issues such as clinical responsibility, private prescriptions, unlicensed use, prescribing outside national guidance, and other common dilemmas.
Specialist Resources
NEWT Guidelines - Prescribing for Patients with Swallowing Difficulties
Evidence & Best Practice Tools
Provides clear, evidence‑based summaries on the benefits and harms of treatments for common long‑term conditions, designed to support GPs and primary care clinicians in shared decision‑making.
PrescQipp - Improving Medicines and Polypharmacy Appropriateness Clinical Tool (IMPACT)
Wider Evidence & Learning Resources
E-Library for Health - Home Page
Provides NHS Wales staff with quick access to trusted clinical evidence, journals, e‑books, medicines information and guidelines to support everyday patient care.
Access to the e-Library website and e-resources is instant to anyone connected to the NHS Wales network or otherwise by using an OpenAthens account. To register for an OpenAthens account to access NHS Wales e-Library resources, you must be employed by NHS Wales or hold an honorary contract with NHS Wales or be employed by the Health and Social Care Department and Education & Public Service Department of Welsh Government.
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