Key Summary
- The NPA is offering a package of training, operating procedures, clinical guidance and business support, free to its thousands of members.
- The training platform includes an option for independent prescribers to be part of a community of practice, sharing operational insights and learning together.
- The NPA Insurance would offer a 20% discount on the prescribing element of the association’s NPA member indemnity premium, for all prescribers who successfully complete the new course.
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has unveiled a programme to support independent prescribing in community pharmacy.
The programme is designed to help the thousands joining the pharmacist register soon as independent prescribers, as well as existing prescribers yet to make full use of their skills, confidence to deliver clinical care - and help pharmacy owners grow their service offering to patients.
The NPA is offering a package of training, operating procedures, clinical guidance and business support, free to its thousands of members.
The training platform includes an option for independent prescribers to be part of a community of practice, sharing operational insights and learning together.
The NPA Insurance would offer a 20% discount on the prescribing element of the association’s NPA member indemnity premium, for all prescribers who successfully complete the new course.
NPA Chair, Olivier Picard said: “Community pharmacist prescribing is developing on several fronts including workforce and public approval. So, as well as lobbying for much better government funding, we should seize the momentum to drive forward on clinical services, both private and NHS.
“Prescribing has been vital to the success of my own pharmacies, transforming my clinical offering and contributing significantly to my sustainability as a business.
“I want all NPA members to take advantage of our highly practical support, helping them to launch, deliver and grow prescribing in community pharmacy – wherever they are on their prescribing journey.”
There has been increasing evidence that embedding independent prescribing in community pharmacy practice is beneficial in improving access to treatment.
In July, NPA-commissioned research found that 84% of pharmacists believe expanding prescribing would improve access to timely treatment.
