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Independent prescribing

Exploring enablers and barriers to pharmacists becoming designated prescribing practitioners

To understand the lived experiences of DPPs, and explore the enablers and barriers to this role using focus groups..

Enablers and barriers to pharmacists and nurses becoming independent prescribers

A total of 20 IP students agreed to be interviewed, of whom 15 were pharmacists and five nurses, representing 12% and 16%, respectively, of the total number of students in the IP course during the...

What's in a name? The complex conundrum of prescribing nomenclature in practice

‘There has been a seemingly generic move towards referring to “independent prescribers”; however, this is not inclusive of the range and diversity of professional prescribing annotations’ .

Physiotherapy and medicines management: A pilot study

The study comprised two phases. In phase one, an expert group devised a questionnaire which was tested with a small subset of physiotherapists utilising cognitive interviewing for content validity....

An audit of the prescription and supply of medicines by podiatric surgery teams in the UK

The Podiatric Audit in Surgery and Clinical Outcome Measure (PASCOM) is organised into an invasive domain (nail surgery, injection therapies and podiatric surgery) and a non-invasive domain (high...

What is the value of supplementary prescribing in the 2020s? A dietitian's perspective

Supplementary prescribing involves a voluntary partnership between an IP (a doctor or dentist) and an SP to implement an agreed, patient-specific clinical management plan (CMP), with the patient's...

An exploration of why qualified mental health nurse prescribers do not prescribe

A qualitative approach was used in this research, using descriptive, exploratory methods..

Paramedic independent prescribing in primary care: seven steps to success

Paramedics in the UK are the first in the world to be granted prescriptive authority representing a significant opportunity to make a difference to professional practice and patient care. Key to...

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Journal of Prescribing Practice shares the latest clinical expertise and professional guidance for non-medical prescribers. Our goal is to provide the knowledge to help you prescribe more efficiently and effectively.

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