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Principles for Shared Care Prescribing

Our guidance on Shared Care Prescribing principles, covers the various principles that apply when there are shared care arrangements in place, where medication is initiated by a specialist and ongoing prescribing and monitoring is shared with a GP practice. This is a non-core voluntary activity that can be declined by the GP practice for any reason.

Prescribing in general practice guidance

The guidance on prescribing in general practice covers the most asked questions around prescribing in primary care and informs GPs of the BMA general practice committee’s policies in prescribing. Doctors have specific clinical rights and responsibilities in relation to prescribing, and as most general practitioners work within the NHS, they are also bound by the NHS regulatory system. 

Covid therapeutic prescribing

In June 2024 NICE and NHS England increased the eligible cohorts for the Covid vaccine and some ICBs considered decommissioning services with an expectation GPs prescribe. Our guidance explains why this is not core general practice work and that due to the complexity of the cohort of eligible patients and the nature of the medication, we recommend that GPs do not agree to prescribe this unless as part of an appropriately commissioned local service.