🌐 Useful Online Resources
Quick Access
A curated list of external websites, guidelines, and PDFs commonly used in clinical practice.
🏥 General
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GM Formulary | List of medications that can and can’t be prescribed in primary care (formerly the red/amber/green list) | Link |
| GMMMG Antimicrobial Guidelines | Antibiotic / Antimicrobial guidelines | Link |
| CKS | Clinical Knowledge Summaries | Link |
| NNT | Numbers needed to treat (ie: effectiveness of treatments) | Link |
| Tablet Crushing | Which medications can be crushed? | Link |
| End of Life Pharmacies | Pharmacies that stock end of life medications | Link |
🎗️ Cancer
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| NICE NG12 | Two week wait (cancer) referral symptoms | Link |
👶 Obs/Gynae
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| HRT Prescribing | Easy HRT prescribing guide | Link |
| HRT Flow Chart | Old HRT Style Prescribing Flow chart (Use the newer guidance above first) | Link |
| Iron Deficiency | Iron deficiency in pregnancy | Link |
| UKMEC | UKMEC Risk assessment tool for contraception | Link |
| UKTIS | Medicines safety in pregnancy database | Link |
| British Menopause Society | HRT guidelines, PDFs, and clinical tools | Link |
🫁 Respiratory
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| RightBreathe | Inhaler guidance/types | Link |
| Asthma Plan | Asthma Management Plan (page 6) | Link |
| COPD Plan | COPD Management Plan (page 8) | Link |
| Spirometry | Spirometry Interpretation (p11) | Link |
| MART Consensus Statement | MART therapy in children and young people | Link |
🧴 Dermatology
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Steroid Ladder | Local steroid ladder | Link |
| Emollient Ladder | Local emollient ladder | Link |
🧪 Metabolic
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Lipid Management | Lipid management flow chart | Link |
| Blood Results | How to safely manage an abnormal blood result (eg: hyponatraemia) | Link |
| LFTs | Abnormal liver function test local pathway | Link |
❤️ Cardiovascular
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Hypertension flow chart | Link |
| NOAC | NOAC decision aid (pulled by GMMMG but still helpful!) | Link |
👁️ Eye
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Lubricants | Ocular lubricants/eye drops | Link |
👂 ENT
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GM Primary Care Portal | ENT pathways, service updates, and local information (registration required) | Link |
| ENT Pathways | Referral and Treatment Local Pathways | Link |
GM Primary Care Portal
All future ENT pathways and service updates will be published on the GM Primary Care Portal. Register with your NHS email address to access the latest information, including confirmed ENT pathways and referral routes for routine conditions, Rapid Access Clinics, and Emergency Clinics.
🧠 Neurology
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Headache | GMMMG Headache Pathway | Link |
🧩 Mental Health
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Antidepressants | Switching antidepressants | Link |
👶 Paediatrics
| Resource | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Fussy Feeders | Strategies to deal with fussy eaters over 5 years old | Link |