Local guidelines and pathways
If you wish to make an application for a new guideline to be considered by the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West Area Prescribing Committee (BOB APC) please contact bobicb.bob.apc@nhs.net.
Applications must be received at least 4 weeks prior to scheduled meetings to enable full support by the Medicines Optimisation team around review of evidence, clinical effectiveness and resource impact.
CALM Care Home Clinical Tips for Professionals
GerontologyThe guidance below has been developed to support professionals who work in people’s homes, care homes and other homely environments. It is intended to inform and complement the Standard Operating Procedures put in place by service providers across the county. It is based on the national Public Health England, NHS and Environment Agency guidance for COVID-19 available on the date of publication given above.
Printable instructions for patients on how to use a Pulse Oximeter and a Pulse Oximeter diary sheet are also included in the documents below so that patients can to record measurements and support professionals to monitor their heart rate and blood oxidation levels.
Consultant to Consultant Referrals Guidance
Cancer and Palliative CareCardiovascular and LipidsDermatologyEndocrine and DiabetesENTGastroenterologyGerontologyHaematology, Pathology and InfectionMental Health, Learning Disability & AutismMSK and RheumatologyNeurologyOphthalmologyPaediatricsRenal, Urology and Men's HealthRespiratory and SmokingWomen's and Sexual HealthContacts for Managing Acutely Unwell Patients
Haematology, Pathology and InfectionHow to add photos along side a referral letter via eRS
Cancer and Palliative CareCardiovascular and LipidsDermatologyEndocrine and DiabetesENTGastroenterologyGerontologyHaematology, Pathology and InfectionMental Health, Learning Disability & AutismMSK and RheumatologyNeurologyOphthalmologyPaediatricsRenal, Urology and Men's HealthRespiratory and SmokingWomen's and Sexual HealthOCCG Core Policy 3 Cold Chain
Haematology, Pathology and InfectionCold Chain policy for pharmaceutical items such as Immunisations / Vaccinations
Prescribing Rationalisation Clinical Tool
Haematology, Pathology and InfectionThe suggestions provided within the tool for consideration are intended to optimise medicines use. Further advice, where appropriate, is provided to assist in stopping/discontinuing and withdrawing medicines
ZY Commissioning Statement: 002 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Haematology, Pathology and InfectionZY Commissioning Statement: 006 Aesthetic Treatment
DermatologyWomen's and Sexual HealthENTOphthalmologyMSK and RheumatologyPaediatricsThe Thames Valley Priorities Committee has found insufficient evidence of clinical and cost effectiveness to warrant the commissioning of aesthetic treatments and therefore these procedures are not normally funded. Adults and children will not normally be offered aesthetic treatments in either specialist, secondary or primary care.
Referring patients for treatments that can only be funded in exceptional circumstances may raise false expectations.
If clinicians consider that their patient’s case for an aesthetic intervention provides grounds for funding as an exception to policy, then an application for individual funding should be submitted to their NHS Clinical Commissioning Group
ZY Commissioning Statement: 067 Private and NHS Funding
Haematology, Pathology and InfectionZY Commissioning Statement: 069 Research Trials and NHS Funding
Haematology, Pathology and Infection
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