Tag: Independent Prescribers
Pathfinder sites can now generate NHS prescriptions using EPS
The Pathfinder Programme will enable community pharmacist prescribers at pathfinder sites to issue NHS prescriptions for conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
Community...
CCA urges urgent action on shortage of designated prescribing practitioners
It has repeatedly warned NHS England of the likely consequences arising from the lack of designated prescribing practitionersÂ
The Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) has raised...
RPS launches new programme to enhance pharmacists’ prescribing skills
It aims to equip pharmacists with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence to diagnose and treat common conditions and minor ailments
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society...
RPS publishes new guidance to support prescribing and dispensing by same healthcare professional
The new position statement and guidance have been developed jointly with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Recognising the changing practices in healthcare, the Royal...
Regulator strikes out two-year requirement as registered pharmacist for IP training in Northern Ireland
The Council of the Pharmaceutical Society NI (PSNI) to remove the two-year requirement as a registered pharmacist to have an Independent Prescriber (IP) annotation...
RPS publishes new guidance for prescribing practice
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published a new professional guidance for prescribing practice on Monday (June 6) which it says will be "for the...
