Medicine Guidelines and Policies Group (MGPG)

The Medicine Guidelines and Policies Group (MGPG) oversees the development of Grampian wide documentation, policies/ procedures, and clinical interface issues relating to medicines use. Whilst the group takes direction from the Grampian Medicines Management Group it is largely autonomous and generates its own work programme in conjunction with the Formulary Group. The role of the group is to oversee and manage the development and implementation of local. Review national guidelines/guidance and policies to determine local impact. Short-life working groups developing, implementing, or auditing local guidelines, policies, or practice undertake the majority of work.

Remit of the MGPG is to:

  • Agree a programme of work and activity in line with medicines management policy in NHS Grampian
  • Oversee and manage the development of local clinical guidelines and shared care protocols for individual therapeutic areas or clinical conditions to support local medicines usage
  • Review national guidelines/guidance and policies e.g. NHS QIS, SIGN to determine need for local policies
  • Manage the development of Patient Group Directions in NHS Grampian and ensure compliance with national guidance and policy
  • Interface with governance and medicines risk management groups to ensure that adequate and appropriate protocols are developed and maintained to minimise risk and harm in medicines usage
  • Appoint and oversee various working groups to deliver local guidelines, protocols and patient group directions and undertake audit and needs assessment
  • Interface with the records sub group responsible for developing area wide policies regarding documentation relating to medicines usage

Meetings

MGPG meets every six weeks.

Membership of the Medicine Guidelines and Policies Group

Chair - Lesley Thomson Principal Pharmacist Medicines Management
  • GP representative - H&SCP prescribing lead
  • Consultant representative - nominated by the Consultant Sub Committee of the AMC
  • Secondary Care pharmacist
  • Medicines Management Team representative
  • H&SCP Pharmacists - nominated by the H&SCP pharmacist group
  • Clinical Governance - a nominee from the Clinical Governance Committee
  • Nursing representative - nominated by the ANC
Formulary Manager to link with the Medicine Guidelines and Policies Group.
Nominated individuals, from the groups below, with open invite to attend meetings as they feel appropriate. Representatives will receive agendas and minutes and will be expected to communicate with the groups / bodies that they represent as well as the Medicine Guidelines and Policies group.
  • Dental practitioners
  • Community pharmacists (Chemist Contractors Committee)
  • Consultant / Specialist in Pharmaceutical Public Health

Communication with the GADTC

All communications with the GADTC should be sent to:
The Secretary GADTC, Westholme, Woodend Hospital, Queens Road, Aberdeen. AB15 6LS.
Published: 06/11/2020 15:25