title: Clinical management. Prescription for change.
abstract: South Staffordshire Healthcare trust is the standard-bearer for mental health supplementary nurse prescribers, employing 50 of just 250-300 in England. The trust runs a course with Staffordshire University, including training nurses in improving patients' concordance with medication. The scheme has improved patient satisfaction, and increased collaboration between consultants and GPs.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dix
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004739:England; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D013222:State Medicine; D000078329:Workforce