The SaSH Formulary contains a comprehensive list of approved medicines for prescribing as ratified by two main committees, SASH Drugs and Therapeutics Committee (DTC) and the Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC). The APC represents four Places (East Surrey, Surrey Downs, North West Surrey & Guildford & Waverley) within Surrey Heartlands ICS and includes four Acute NHS Trusts.
Medicines that are only prescribed in a hospital setting and will not be prescribed in primary care (i.e. hospital-only drugs where treatment is initiated and continued by specialist clinicians) are ratified by the SaSH DTC. Medicines that may be prescribed in both the hospital setting and in primary care are ratified by the APC.
The formulary contains links to shared care guidelines and updated NICE Technology Appraisals; newer agents are colour-coded in the Surrey Heartlands APC Traffic Light System to reflect where clinical prescribing responsibility lies for a specific medicine.
(Please note Surrey Heartlands is currently in the middle of writing a Joint Formulary which will encompass the formulary decisions for all the acute trusts and primary care in Surrey Heartlands. The date for change over to the Joint Formulary is TBC).
All prescribing from within the Trust (i.e. inpatient and outpatient) must comply with the formulary. Advice given to GPs regarding drug treatment options must also be in line with the SASH formulary.
Access the SaSH prescribing formulary here
The up-to-date formulary is now available on Eolas Medical App (previously MicroGuide) and can be downloaded in the Eolas Medical app on a smartphone or accessed online via the link above. For any feedback relating to the formulary/formulary app, please contact the Formulary Development Pharmacist: sash.pharmacyformulary@nhs.net