DH makes connections
May 1, 2009 by admin
The Department of Health (DH) has published an information note giving examples of how non-medical prescribers - both nurse/pharmacist independent prescribers and supplementary prescribers - can work in parallel with doctors to ‘increase access, capacity and choice’ for patients (see ‘Making the connections - using healthcare professionals as prescribers to deliver organizational improvements’).
Twelve case studies were commissioned and illustrate how patients are benefiting in a range of settings from these new services.
A few examples from the document:
- Nurse and pharmacist prescribers in A and E departments increase speed of treatment for minor illness or injury and allow doctors to concentrate on more complex cases.
- Family planning services using nurse prescribers to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies.
- Nurse and pharmacist prescribers in nursing homes and mental health services optimise prescribing and reduce drug wastage.
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