Understanding developments in non-medical prescribing.
As part of the government's NHS modernisation programme much attention has been given to patient safety, improving patient access to NHS prescription medicines and making better use of nurses' professional skills. This article aims to describe the current prescribing options for nurses and provides an indication of the likely situations in which nurses (and others) could prescribe.
Culley
Fiona
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University of Hertfordshire.
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