Medway Community Healthcare Medway NHS Trust Foundation Trust
Medway Clinical Commissioning Group Swale Clinical Commissioning Group

Gluten Free

For the full printable list of approved Gluten Free Products and number of units entitled click your CCG below

Medway CCG (pdf)

Medway CCG - Patient Order Form (pdf)

These are preparations that have been modified to eliminate a particular constituent from a food or that are nutrient mixtures formulated as food substitutes for patients who either cannot tolerate or cannot metabolise certain common constituents of food. In certain clinical conditions, some food preparations are regarded as drugs and can be prescribed within the NHS if they have been approved by the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS).

ACBS indications for Gluten Free Foods: established gluten-sensitive enteropathies including steatorrhoea due to gluten sensitivity, coeliac disease, and dermatitis herpetiformis.
  • First Line Choice
  • On Formulary
  • Specialist Initiation Only
  • Hospital Only
  • KMPT Initiation Only
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