title: Supplementary prescribing in mental health and learning disabilities.
abstract: Nurse prescribing in mental health and learning disability services is a new development. The experiences of nine nurses working in mental health and learning disabilities, who formed part of the first cohort in the U.K. to undertake the supplementary nurse prescribing course, are described. Experiences of the course and implementation of supplementary prescribing in practice are discussed. The attitudes of nurses, other health professionals and patients to nurse prescribing are also explored.
authors.affiliation: St College's Hospital, Stafford. anne.allsop@ssh-tr.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allsop
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bufton
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Courtney
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pittard
authors.forename: Caron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom