Non-medical prescribing

Question 1

who can prescribe?

Answer 1

Doctors
Dentists
Pharmacists
Nurses
Midwives
Community nurse practitioners
Chiropodists
Podiatrists
Optometrists
Physiotherapists
Radiographers
Dietitians
Paramedics

Question 2

who are non-medical prescribers?

Answer 2

Pharmacists
Nurses
Midwives
Community nurse practitioners
Chiropodists
Podiatrists
Optometrists
Physiotherapists
Radiographers
Dietitians
Paramedics

Question 3

who defines who can prescribe?

Answer 3

The Department of Health supports ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer and this is the organisation who defines who can prescribe.

Question 4

when can they prescribe

Answer 4

• after registration with regulatory body
  -after undertaking further study

Question 5

why have no medical prescribers?

Answer 5

improve patient care without compromising patient safety
make it easier and quicker for patients to get the medicines they need
increase patient choice in accessing medicines
make better use of the skills of health professionals
contribute to the introduction of more flexible team working across the health service

Question 6

what is the benefits of non-medical prescribing?

Answer 6

Beneficial for patients
Cost-effective
Not duplicated
Equally effective as medical prescribing

Question 7

what is a supplemmentary prescribers regulations