Shared care guidelines

Below you can find all of the shared care guidelines approved for use across the North East and North Cumbria ICS.

For legacy shared care guidelines, you may still need to visit the previous APC websites until a single NENC ICB version is available.

NTAG workplan includes the review of shared care clinical protocols across NENC ICS. Due to historical arrangements shared care clinical protocols differ geographically. Following review by NTAG, these new ICS wide approved clinical protocols are now being published to ensure clinical information is correct and up to date. NTAG is aware that there is an ongoing LIS/LES review (Local Incentive Scheme and Local Enhanced Service) within the ICB that is reviewing the remuneration to GP practices for undertaking shared care across the ICS.

The shared care guidelines includes a letter template for requesting shared care and letter templates to respond to the shared care request. Copies of these are also available at these links: Shared Care Request Letter and Shared Care Agreement Letter
(Note some NENC SCGs include extra clinical detail in the shared care letter templates that form part of that shared care guideline to aid in the safe transfer of shared care for that particular drug).