The medicines decisions made at the NENC Clinical Effectiveness and Governance (CEG) Subcommittee September 2026 meeting can now be found at: https://ntag.nhs.uk/meetings/decision-summaries/
This includes the recommendations made by NTAG at its September 2026 meeting and NICE Technology appraisals from the 1st June 2026 to 31st July 2026.
The following new guidelines were approved and can be found at:
- NENC Contraception in Primary Care: Prescribing, troubleshooting and signposting – awaiting final version for publication on NTAG website.
- NENC Treatment of Constipation in Adults https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NENC-Treatment-of-Constipation-in-Adults-Guideline-approved-Sep-2026.pdf
- NENC Melatonin Prescribing Support Information for children and adults https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NENC-Melatonin-Prescribing-Support-Information-approved-Sep-2026.pdf
The following reviewed/updated guidelines were approved and can be found at:
- NENC ICB Cognitive Impairment Dementia Educational and Clinical support document – no changes made and review date extended for a further two years https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NENC-ICB-Cognitive-Impairment-Dementia-Educational-and-Clinical-support-document-approved-Sep-2026.pdf
- North-East and Cumbria Adult Headache Guideline – technical update as NICE TA1172 Atogepant for treating migraine published in June 2026 and this has now been added to the formulary as a GREEN drug for this indication. https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/North-East-and-North-Cumbria-Adult-Headache-Guideline-Aug-2026.pdf
- Finerenone for treating chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes – technical update. Been reformatted and added in a section about potassium binders https://ntag.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NENC-Finerenone_CKD_type-2-diabetes_v7-approved-Sep-2026.pdf
The following guidelines and shared care guidelines have now been retired:
- Cellulitis Diagnosis and Management in Ambulatory Adults in primary care; Supporting Information – NENC ICB – has only been viewed about 25 times since May 2025. Information is available elsewhere and in more detail on NICE CKS.
- Paediatric transplant SCGs and Paediatric nephrotic syndrome SCG – Confirmed with NuTH that these paediatric SCGs no longer needed as treated as RED drugs so they can be retired. They were from former NoTGNC APC.