This book explores key developments in Non-medical Prescribing in the UK. Addressing the needs of countries in the European Market and beyond, which have been closely watching UK developments and would be interested in embedding or developing counterparts of their own.
Featuring chapters by clinicians, leaders and practitioners in the UK Non-medical Prescribing arena, it identifies both current and potential future developments. Attention is paid to the different prescribing practices and governance within the four countries constituting the United Kingdom. Many lessons have been learned along the way and the purpose of this book is to share these lessons, together with best practice examples in connection with the implementation of nurse/health professional led patient care, implementation of patient centered practice, and governance.
Designated Registered Practitioners who have completed an enhanced training now receive a professional body qualification whichenables them to prescribe within their scope of practice as Non-medical Independent Prescribers and, providing that they are competent, from anywhere within the British National Formulary independently of doctors; for Nurses, this also includes most controlled drugs.
The book will be of interest to policy makers and to forward-looking professionals and practitioners in the diverse European Health and Social Care market.
Forward.- List of abbreviations.- Introductory Chapter (Chapter 1). Non-Medical Prescribing UK, past, present and future.- Chapter 2. Prescribing in Scotland - implementation and governance.- Chapter 3. Prescribing in Wales-implementation and governance.- Chapter 4. Prescribing in Northern Ireland.- Chapter 5. Prescribing for long term conditions.- Chapter 6. Prescribing in a primary care setting. Using the social photo matrix to investigate the identity of non-medical prescribers.- Chapter 7. Prescribing in the acute setting and prescribing in the community setting for District Nurses.- Chapter 8. Application of Nurse Prescribing in community practice with examples from Health Visiting and District Nursing Practice NP in sexual health services (both financial and professionally).- Chapter 8.Prescribing for mental health: The benefits of Nurse Prescribing in mental health and substance misuse'; Case study 1 - engaging people with serious mental illness in the community; CaseStudy 2 - the impact of Nurse Prescribing on teams, and across disciplines, in substance misuse services; Case study 3 - the impact of Nurse Prescribing for children and adolescents with mental health problems; Conclusion. Lessons learned, benefits to patients staff and services, spreading and sustaining best practice.- Chapter 9. Prescribing for Pain and at end of life care.- Chapter 10. Pharmacist Prescribing and minor illness.- Chapter 11. Prescribing by Designated Allied Health Professionals: the AHP experience.- Chapter 12. Forward Prescribing. Summary, conclusion, recommendations.
