The NPC national support materials provide access to online and downloadable resources that address selected prescribing and medicines management priorities within the NHS.

The materials are intended to raise awareness of the important issues within each topic and provide support to individuals and organisations to make changes to current ways of working. They cover policy and guidance, therapeutics and implementation and monitoring at a local level.

Selection of topics is informed by the priority areas highlighted by other national bodies and NHS organisations

• NHS Institute for innovation and Improvement – “Better care, better value” indicators
• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) – guidance and technology appraisals
• National Patient Safety Agency – patient safety alerts and safer practice notices relating to prescribing and medicines management
• Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency – safety information and drug alerts
• National Audit Office – Prescribing related reports

Support materials

Therapeutics

The therapeutics materials outline the evidence based for prescribing and are provided in a variety of formats to suit individual learning styles.

Implementation materials

Materials for implementation at a local level consist of templates for local adaptation to facilitate change. They are produced with the support of individuals and organisations within the NHS who have successfully implemented change in campaign areas.

Monitoring tools

Monitoring tools, where provided, enable organisations to track implementation at a local level

Current Support Materials

NSAIDs

Statins