Assessing the contribution of prescribing in primary care by nurses and professionals allied to medicine: a systematic review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safe and timely access to effective and appropriate medication through primary care settings is a major concern for all countries addressing both acute and chronic disease burdens. Legislation for nurses and other professionals allied to medicine to prescribe exists in a minority of countries, with more considering introducing legislation. Although there is variation in the range of medicines permitted to be prescribed, questions remain as to the contribution prescribing by nurses and professionals allied to medicine makes to the care of patients in primary care and what is the evidence on which clinicians, commissioners of services and policy makers can consider this innovation.

Methods

A integrative review of literature on non-medical prescribing in primary care

SUBMITTER: Bhanbhro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3248914 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature