Clinical policies, pathways, and prescribing guidance

The clinical policies, pathways & prescribing guidance found on this website - have been developed through the NHS Hertfordshire and west Essex Integrated Care Board’s (HWE ICB) governance structures.

"DISCLAIMER - PLEASE READ":

The documents and guidance on this website are believed to be an accurate reflection of the clinical evidence, medical literature, and practices at the time of preparation.

This guidance represents the views of HWE ICB, reached at a point in time and after careful consideration of the evidence available. Healthcare professionals are expected to take it into account when exercising their clinical judgement, however, this guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer.

Liability

• It is not the function of HWE ICB’s Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation Team or its Clinical team to substitute for the role of the patient’s clinician in prescribing or providing or recommending clinical treatment. It aims to support the clinician to arrive at an informed decision. These resources are provided for local NHS clinicians to support safe, effective, and good value choices of medicines and clinical treatment to provide optimum health improvements for our local population.
• Members of the public may view the resources contained in this section: for any medicines related questions or health concerns please consult with a health professional or obtain further assistance by consulting the NHS website or the HWE ICB’s Patient Experience team by emailing [email protected]

Accuracy

• Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information at the time of posting the recommendation on the website, we cannot guarantee that it is up-to-date at the time it is viewed.
• The material on this site is subject to copyright protection of the ICB unless otherwise indicated. This material may be freely reproduced for education and not for profit purposes within the UK National Health Service subject to:
  • This ICB being acknowledged in any work produced; and
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