NHS Lothian Shared Care Agreements
Access NHS Lothian Shared Care Agreements, policies and procedures
Shared care of medicines
Information on accessing Shared Care Agreements, policies and procedures
Shared care arrangements aim to facilitate the seamless transfer of care for individual patients between secondary care and general practice. They are used when medicines, often prescribed for potentially serious conditions and complex by their very nature, are initiated in secondary care and then prescribed by GPs. These medicines will often have a relatively high adverse effect profile and may require specific monitoring.
Share Care Agreements for NHS Borders are under development. Colleagues in NHS Fife can access current Shared Care Protocols, policies and procedures on the NHS Fife intranet. NHS Lothian colleagues can access Shared Care Agreements, policies and procedures from the section below.