New Medicine Service (NMS)

The Service:

August 2021

Service updated to include additional therapeutic areas.

• https://www.cpsc.org.uk/news/latest-cpsc-news/new-medicine-service-changes​

For up to date information and references, please refer to the NMS pages on the PSNC website.

• NMS information - PSNC website

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Below, we have produced referenced indexes for all other important NMS related information, documents and resources that we have uploaded into various CPSC news articles published:

- The indexes are automatically created in date order (newest at the top)

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Further useful resources:

• 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 website - 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/