NMS

New Medicine Service (NMS) information is kept up to date on the PSNC Website. Please also see below for a list of additional useful documents:

Further useful resources can be found at:

NPC - www.npc.co.uk

BTS/Sign asthma guideline - www.brit-thoracic.org.uk

Cardiovascular Risk Assessor software - www.heartuk.org.uk/HealthProfessionals/

NICE guidelines - www.nice.org.uk

Department of Health - www.dh.gov.uk

Healthy lives, healthy people - www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Healthyliveshealthypeople/index.htm

Healthy living - www.dh.gov.uk/health/category/policy-areas/public-health/healthy-living/

Improving the lives of people with long term conditions - http://healthandcare.dh.gov.uk/improving-the-lives/

NHS Choices - www.nhs.uk

NHS information: includes guidance on all the NMS focus areas covering symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, as well as guidance for patients on living with the condition

Paient.co.uk - www.patient.co.uk

Health information for patients (used by many GP practices); information available on all the NMS conditions as well as other useful tools such guidance on using inhaler devices and peak flow recording and diaries

The National Cancer Institute: information on the relation between smoking and cancer - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/tobacco/smoking/

The Quit Smoking Community - http://quitsmokingcommunity.org/