Independent prescribing by pharmacists in Scotland is expected to be permitted at the end of November,providing further legislation is introduced in time.Last week,new NHS regulations on prescription charges were published which include a definition of"pharmacist independent prescriber".An accompanying ...
Nurse prescribingProvides information on independent nurse prescribing (INP) in a hospital setting in Scotland. Background on INP; Benefits of INP; Areas of health care covered by an INP course, including health promotion; Role of nurses in continuing professional development.Lilley...
A second barrier to taking on the DPP role is that most IP course providers state DPPs must be “an active prescriber, who would normally have at least three years’ recent prescribing experience”, as outlined in the RPS framework. However, the RPSclarified in May 2023that...
Green Social Prescribing: what do patients, the public and clinicians think? Our project ‘Preventing and tackling mental ill health through green social prescribing’ gathered robust evidence on perceptions and behaviours related to green social prescribing. Learn more Social Housing: Jeremy Hunt ...