title: Changing the drug rules.
abstract: As part of its overhaul of education, the Nursing and Midwifery Council is considering allowing newly qualified nurses to prescribe from a limited formulary. When I first heard this, I was concerned. I have pushed for nurse prescribing to be developed over the years, and was fearful of opening the floodgates to many more junior staff becoming prescribers.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham City University.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005569:Formularies as Topic; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D006113:United Kingdom