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1 - Non-Medical Prescribing: An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2021

By
Matt Griffiths  and
Molly Courtenay
Edited by
Molly Courtenay  and
Matthew Griffiths
Molly Courtenay
Affiliation:
Cardiff University
Matthew Griffiths
Affiliation:
Birmingham City University
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Summary

This chapter describes the development of non-medical prescribing across the different healthcare professional groups. Prescribing by community nurses is described and its expansion to include independent prescribing by other first-level registered nurses and later pharmacists and allied health professionals. Supplementary prescribing and how it is used is also outlined along with the educational preparation for the independent/supplementary prescribing role.

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Independent prescribingsupplementary prescribingnon-medical prescribing
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Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
An Essential Guide
 , pp. 1 - 7
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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