There are certain drugs of a more specialist nature, or which require additional monitoring. For these medicines to be prescribed safely, and without any ambiguity of responsibilities in Primary care, a shared-care guideline is needed
Usually, if GP’s are asked to prescribe ‘shared-care’ drugs from private providers, the GP would normally decline and give the patient the choice of being referred on the NHS for on- going care. It is acknowledged however, that there are significantly long waiting lists for patients to be seen under the NHS, a problem that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. More and more patients are expected to seek medical treatment privately as a result. Therefore, the decision to prescribe will be at the GP’s discretion.
Please ask your consultant to complete and sign this agreement. Please also read and sign it yourself (or as a responsible adult where appropriate)
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Wood Lane Medical Centre will support shared care prescribing where:
- The shared care agreement has been approved by the Northeast London Area Prescribing Committee
- The secondary care specialist duties under the aforementioned approved shared care agreement have been completed and the medication regime has been initiated and is stabilised.
Wood Lane Medical Centre is NOT able to support shared care prescribing for ADULT ADHD where the diagnosis has NOT been made or approved by the local NELFT Psychiatry medically qualified doctors who have agreed to a shared care prescribing agreement approved by the Northeast London Area Prescribing Committee. Where private or other providers have made the diagnosis and initiated or recommended treatment then those providers will need to continue to provide prescriptions and medication monitoring.