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We publish RMOC recommendations and resources, together with a host of other material for the benefit of our users.

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SPS Spotlight Monthly Digest
A slide deck summarising SPS outputs and resources. It should be distributed to relevant healthcare professionals and their teams.
Bulletins27 September 2024
Monitoring and reviewing a PGD in practice
30 July 2024
Writing a PGD
30 July 2024
Authorising and preparing to use a PGD
30 July 2024
Planning for a PGD
30 July 2024
Occupational health services explainer videos
16 July 2024
Standard operating procedures in pharmacy technical services
5 July 2024
Medication Safety Update
A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.
Medication Safety21 June 2024
PGD planning explainer videos
1 May 2024
PGD supply and administration explainer videos
1 May 2024
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New Medicines News
Newsletters5 January 2023
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Bulletins

SPS Spotlight Monthly Digest
A slide deck summarising SPS outputs and resources. It should be distributed to relevant healthcare professionals and their teams.
Bulletins27 September 2024
Medication Safety Update
A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.
Medication Safety21 June 2024
Welcoming the Web Assistant pilot
30 June 2023
New Product Evaluations
A list of new product evaluations that are freely available to NHS staff via the internet
New Medicines11 October 2021
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Research and audits

Patient Group Directions e-learning programme
E-learning developed by SPS in partnership with UKHSA, HEE and eLfH to support professionals who use, develop, authorise, review or update PGDs.
Training and Development materials8 December 2021
Northern Pharmacy Technical Services Workforce Project Report
These are the detailed and easy read summary reports of the northern pharmacy technical services (PTS) workforce project. They provide a critical analysis of the…
Research and audits19 October 2021
Research and audits
Auditing Patient Group Directions
SPS have developed a template audit tool to support organisations in auditing aspects of PGD development and use.
Training and Development materials14 September 2020
National audit of RPS standards in secure environments
An audit tool based on the RPS Standards in Secure Environments is shared along with the national baseline audit undertaken in 2018
Research and audits1 July 2019
Using medicines under PGD as part of a clinical trial or study
The below summary advises on the use of PGDs to supply or administer a medication which is part of a clinical trial, study or pilot
Trusts26 June 2019
Wholesale Distribution Authorisation Audit Edition 1 August 2014 (Yellow Cover)
Research and audits18 August 2014
Pharmacy Intrathecal Chemotherapy Audit Aide Memoire 4th Edition (Yellow Cover)
This audit document is intended to be used to audit Pharmacy aspects of the safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy, as part of the EL(97)52 Audit…
Research and audits24 May 2010
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