SHARED CARE AGREEMENTS

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have agreed processes for the standardisation of layout and approval of shared care agreements (SCAs).  This page includes any approved SCAs and also includes the standard template and submission documentation.

NHS GGC clinical staff can email any enquiries relating to shared care agreements to the following email address: sharedcareprotocol@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Approved Shared Care Agreements in NHSGGC: 

Medicine	Indication/comments	Date Approved	Review Date
DENOSUMAB	OSTEOPOROSIS (patient info sheet)	AUG 2024	AUG 2027
ENTECAVIR	HEPATITIS B IN ADULTS	JUNE 2023	JUNE 2026
GROWTH HORMONE	GROWTH DISTURBANCE IN CHILDREN (letter template)	OCT 2025	OCT 2028
LAMIVUDINE	HEPATITIS B IN ADULTS	SEPT 2022	SEPT 2025
MELATONIN	SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN CHILDREN	June 2025	June 2028
MELATONIN	SLEEP DISTURBANCE IN ADULTS Please refer to new clinical guideline Melatonin for insomnia in adults
METHOTREXATE	DERMATOLOGY: SUB-CUT INJ (letter template)	SEPT 2025	SEPT  2028
METHOTREXATE	RHEUMATOLOGY: SUB-CUT INJ (letter template)	DEC 2023	DEC 2026
TENOFOVIR	HEPATITIS B IN ADULTS	JUNE 2023	JUNE 2026

Shared Care Agreement Development Documentation:

• Shared Care Agreement Template
• Shared Care Submission Checklist and Criteria for Approval

The Prescribing Interface Subcommittee meet four times a year (March, June, September and December). Any SCA for review or consideration should be submitted via email to ggc.sharedcareprotocol@nhs.scot at least four weeks prior to the scheduled meeting.

Planned forthcoming meetings for 2026:

• 10th March 
• 9th June
• 8th September
• 8th December

Questions to think about before creating a Shared Care Agreement?

1. First, does a SCA already exist for the medicine?  Approved SCAs will be available on this page.  If one already exists, then it may be worth discussing with the agreement authors to extend it for your service etc.
2. Does the medicine meet the criteria for a SCA (see SCA Submission document above).
3. Involve the relevant people in developing your SCA from both the acute/tertiary setting and primary care.  Since most agreements will involve GPs being asked to prescribe specific medicines, then it is sensible to ensure they are involved in the development of the document
4. Develop the agreement using the standard SCA template (see above)
5. Complete the SCA submission document (see above)
6. Send both to ggc.sharedcareprotocol@nhs.scot who will then advise on next steps