Clinical Resources
Read through our resources for clinical staff.
These online resources will be updated regularly, however, if you think something is missing, please get in touch and we can add additional resources to this webpage.
Immunisations
2024 Incomplete Immunisations Toolkit
Anti-Microbial Stewardship:
Clinician AMS self-assessment form
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Self-assessment form for antibiotic prescribing for clinicians
Tools and information
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PHE Antibiotic Guardian campaign
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RCGP resources (including latest clinical guidance, links to training modules, leaflets for patients)
National and Local Guidance
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Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competencies
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NICE guidance
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Kingston local prescribing guidelines (Updated 7/11/22)
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UK’s 5-year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy
Leaflets for Patients
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RCGP “when should I worry?” leaflet for parents of small children.
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“Get well soon without antibiotics”
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KGPC “Helping you to help yourself” leaflet
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Self care forum fact sheets
Sepsis Decision Support Tools
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Adult
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5-11 year olds
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Under 5s
RCGP Resources
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RCGP resource toolkit (including clinical guidance, guides for patients and parents, training resources)
Latest News and Clinical Updates
June 2023
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MHRA re non prescribing antivirals for flu, Pholcodine withdrawn from market and outline of soy and peanut containing products.
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Learning from notes audit
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SEA - mastoiditis
January 2023
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Influenza
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MHRA
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Patients arriving late
November 2022
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Appointments default to F2F
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New Antibiotic guidance (see also link above for current guidelines)
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Winter surge
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Reminder to manage px expectations re. referral and test process
May 2022
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MHRA update: Pregabalin and pregnancy
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Monkey Pox Government Guidelines HERE.
April 2022
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Significant Event/Complaint - scheduling F2F appointments
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Covid-19 treatments
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Direct F2F booking
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MHRA update: Metformin and pregnancy
February 2022
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Direct F2F booking
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Clinic times
December 2021
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Shift end times
October 2021
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F2F working
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Coding
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SWL and Kingston formularies
Sept 2021
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F2F working
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MHRA updates:
- Topical Steroid Withdrawal reactions
- AZ vaccine and Guillan Barre Syndrome
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Antimicrobial guideline update
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Covid vaccine programme
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Lateral Flow testing
August 2021
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Updated Service Guides
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MHRA update:
- Chloramphenicol in infants
- Myocarditis and pericarditis post mRNA vaccines
June 2021
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MHRA update:
- Management of symptomatic patients post AZ vaccine
- Pulmicort for covid in community
- Delta variant
- PEG laxatives and thickeners
- Magnets
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Audit Plan
March 2021
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Antibiotic formulary
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MHRA update:
- Pregabalin
- Sick day rules for T1 and T2 diabetics affected by COVID
- COVID vaccine monitoring
- Yellow card monitoring
February 2021
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Significant event learning and need to SNOMED code
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Antibiotic prescribing audit and self-assessment document
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MHRA update:
- Bupropion
- Azithromycin/ Doxycycline and COVID
- Fluoroquinolones
- Erythromycin
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Need to be on site during shift hours
Notifiable Diseases
Guidance: Gov.uk Website
Email address to send Notifiable Disease form to: slhpt.oncall@phe.gov.uk
Phone: 0344 326 2052
Clinical Audit Outcomes
Ciprofloxacin
Trimethoprim
F2F antibiotic prescribing audit
CD prescribing
Strep A Guidelines
Strep A guidelines for Primary Care Settings
Strep A Clinical Guidance Summary
Diabetes Service
Diabetes Tier 3 Service Key Contacts
KHFT DDU Referral Criteria - May 2023
Tier III Diabetes Clinic Discharge Guidelines updated May 2023
Tier III Diabetes Clinic Referral Guidelines v5
Tier III Diabetes Service Triage Criteria v2
How To Guides
EMIS Template Sections for completion for ALL New Referrals
How to set Windows Photo Viewer as your default program to view DOCMAN correspondence
Sending details of your Consultation back to the Patients Registered GP via EMIS to EMIS
Sending Diabetes Referrals to KGPC via Emis to Emis
Interpreting Service Access Code 418728
Richmond & Kingston ICB - F2F - Online booking cut sheet
Richmond & Kingston ICB - Face-to-Face Interpreting Flow Chart
Richmond & Kingston ICB - Guide to use the Telephone Interpreting Service
Richmond & Kingston ICB - Language Identification Card
Richmond & Kingston ICB - Telephone Interpreting Flow Chart
Prescribing Guidance
Biguanides Guidance Feb 2023
Deprescribing Guidance - Diabetes on the Net - May 2023
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase-4-DPP-4-inhibitors-Gliptins-1 Guidance Feb 2023
GLP-1 Supply Issues 2023
Glucagon-like-peptide-1-GLP-1-Mimetics Guidance Feb 2023
Insulin Guidance Feb 2023
Oral Semaglutide guidance Feb 2023
Pioglitazone-V1.0 Guidance Feb 2023
Sick-day-Rules-V1.0 Guidance Feb 2023
Sodium-glucose-co-transporter-2-SGLT2-inhibitors Guidance Feb 2023
Sulfonylureas Guidance Feb 2023
Type-2-Diabetes-Mellitus-guideline-V1.0 May 2023
Patient Information Leaflets
BDA Food Fact Sheet - Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes NDPP & Diabetes Book & Learn referral and summary sheet
Diabetes UK - 10 steps to eating well update v5
Diabetes UK - 15 Healthcare Essentials
Diabetes UK - Food labels made easy
Diabetes UK - Newly diagnosed with Diabetes
Diabetes UK - Simple Steps to Healthy Feet
Diabetes UK - Type 2 Know Your Risk leaflet
Diabetes UK - Your Guide to Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes UK - Your Guide to Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes UK Kingston Branch Leaflet 2018
DVLA Diabetes & Driving Information Leaflet
Enjoy Food Leaflet
Guidance for Anti-Diabetic Agents for Type 2 Diabetes - review March 2020
Guideline for Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in adults with Diabetes - review May 2019
Metformin Titration Patient Information Sheet
NICE Patient Decision Aid- Agreeing my HbA1c Target
PIL on SGLT2 Inhibitors & Ketoacidosis in Type 2 Diabetes
Trend UK - Diabetes Safe Driving and the DVLA
Recipe Cards
Cauliflower Soup Recipe
Chana Dahl Recipe
Chicken and Lentil Recipe
Vegetable Chilli Recipe
COVID-19 and Diabetes
TYPE 2 DIABETES: WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE ILL
DIABETES UK Managing Diabetes while isolated
DIABETES UK Self-isolating-when-you-have-diabetes
Managing worry about covid-19 and type 1 diabetes
Self isolating when you have diabetes - print version
Sick day rules for ppl with T1DM