Overview of the uptake and implementation of non-medical prescribing in Wales: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify (1) the non-medical healthcare professionals in Wales qualified to prescribe medicines (including job title, employer, where the prescribing qualification is used, care setting and service provided); (2) the mode of prescribing used by these healthcare professionals, the frequency with which medicines are prescribed and the different ways in which the prescribing qualification is used; and (3) the safety and clinical governance systems within which these healthcare professionals practise.

Design

National questionnaire survey.

Setting

All three National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and seven Health Boards (HB) in Wales.

Participants

Non-medical prescribers.

Results

379 (63%) participants responded to the survey. Most of these prescri

SUBMITTER: Courtenay M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623514 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature