The medicines decisions made at the NENC Clinical Effectiveness and Governance (CEG) Subcommittee December 2025 meeting can now be found at: https://ntag.nhs.uk/meetings/decision-summaries/
This includes the recommendations made by NTAG at its November 2025 meeting and NICE Technology appraisals from the 1st August 2025 to 30th September 2025.
The following new guidelines were approved and can be found at:
- NENC Management of COPD Exacerbations – Rescue medication in primary care – https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NENC-Management-of-COPD-exacerbation-rescue-medication-in-primary-care-approved-Dec-2025.pdf
- NENC Deprescribing considerations for adults with asthma currently prescribed theophylline – https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NENC-Deprescribing-considerations-for-adults-with-asthma-currently-prescribed-theophylline-approved-Dec-2025.pdf
- NENC Position Statement on Safety Needles and Safety Lancets – https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Safety-needles-and-lancets-NENC-position-statement-V1-approved-Dec-2025.pdf
- NENC Position Statement on Medication Supply for Maternity Patients in Community – https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NENC-Position-statement-on-Community-midwife-supply-approved-Dec-2025.pdf
The following reviewed guidelines were approved and can be found at:
- Northern England Evaluation and Lipid Intensification guideline – changes as per guideline appendix – https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NEELI-2025-version-061125-approved-Dec-2025.pdf
- NENC Adult Asthma Guideline -Main update is to change Fostair 100/6 MDI to Proxor 100/6 MDI. https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NENC-Adult-asthma-guidelines-v2-approved-December-2025.pdf
- NENC Guidelines: Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Ketones in Diabetes – updates per December 2025 CEG decision summary – https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/NENC-Guidelines-Self-Monitoring-of-Blood-Glucose-and-Ketones-in-Diabetes-approved-Dec-2025.pdf
The following reviewed shared care guidelines were approved and can be found at: https://ntag.nhs.uk/shared-care-guidelines/
- NENC Shared Care Protocol – Sativex for the treatment of spasticity in multiple sclerosis – minor updates to match latest SPC and review date extended for a further 2 years
The following shared care guidelines have had their review date extended until March 2026 and are available at: https://ntag.nhs.uk/shared-care-guidelines/
- NENC Shared Care Protocol – Riluzole for patients in adult services