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Remote prescribing

02 July 2020
Volume 2 · Issue 7

It is a stipulation of the professional bodies that non-medical prescribers are accountable and responsible for their own decisions in respect of safe, patient-centred care, including prescribing (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2018; Health and Care Professions Council, 2016; General Pharmaceutical Council, 2017). A collaboration in 2019 between the Medical Royal Colleges, healthcare regulators and other professional organisations identified 10 high-level principles that are fundamental to safe, good-quality remote consultations and prescribing. Within the current climate of an NHS that is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, this collaborative guidance could not have been more timely. The Royal Colleges et al (2019) identify that remote consultations and prescribing can provide benefit to patients, save finite resources and promote convenient access to healthcare services. However, they stipulate that safeguards must be in place before the prescriber considers this mechanism of providing medication to our patients.

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