About the programme
About the programme
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Independent & Supplementary Prescribing for Non-Medical Prescribers (Nurses, Midwives & Allied Health Professionals) is a multi-disciplinary programme which prepares health professionals to prescribe within the current legal frameworks. This programme comprises 300 effort hours, which includes a recommended 90 hours of learning in practice under the supervision of a Designated Prescribing Practitioner, Practice Educator or (named) Practice Supervisor. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2021) A Competency Framework for all Prescribers provides the competencies that inform our curriculum. The document can be found at the following link:
Prescribing Competency Framework Standards
The programme is offered at academic levels 6 and 7 at 30 credits. This programme can be taken as a stand-alone programme or as part of our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme.
Prescriber frameworks
Once qualified, non-medical prescribers will be entitled to prescribe within one or both of the following frameworks:
Independent prescribing: all licensed medicines in the BNF/BNFC; both within and outside their product license. Also unlicensed medicines and controlled drugs.
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Supplementary prescribing: all licensed medicines in the BNF, BNFC; both within and outside license. Also unlicensed medicines and controlled drugs within the boundaries of a patient specific clinical management plan.
Upon qualification as a non-medical prescriber they may only prescribe from the formulary they are qualified to prescribe from and within their competence and scope of practice.
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