To support those in the NHS who may be redeployed into new or unfamiliar areas of practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, SCRIPT opened up access to the Medicine & Surgery, Paediatric, Nursing, Primary Care and Ambulance Service programmes. NHS staff can sign up at www.safeprescriber.org using their NHS email address.
Updated module – Diabetes: Antihyperglycaemic Medicines
NICE has recently updated its guidance on ‘Type 2 diabetes in adults: management’. In a change to national guidance modified‑release metformin alongside an SGLT2 inhibitor is now recommended as first‑line treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus....