Non-Medical Prescribing: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

by Eleanor Bradley, Peter Nolan

Overview

The foundations of good prescribing are quality engagement with trusted healthcare staff, access to knowledgeable and skilled personnel, and full involvement in decisions about care. Beginning with a discussion of how prescribing practices have evolved, this book then proceeds to outline how non-medical prescribing is now implemented from the perspectives of nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals. It explores the impact on practice, and integrates the views and experiences of patients and service users, as individuals assume responsibility for their own health and select from a range of treatment options. The findings reported in this book describe the challenges posed by policy initiatives, the implications they have for healthcare personnel, and highlight areas in which further organisational change is required before the full impact of non-medical prescribing will be felt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521706872
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/24/2008
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.91(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Eleanor Bradley is Head of Research and Development at South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Reader in Mental Health, Staffordshire University, Staffordshire, UK.

Peter Nolan is Professor of Mental Health Nursing in the Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University and South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Staffordshire, UK.

Table of Contents

Forward; Preface; Introduction; 1. Medicines and prescribing, past and present; 2. Nurse prescribing, impact, education and sustainability; 3. Nurse prescribers, from 2003–2006; 4. Nurse prescribing experienced; 5. Nurse prescribing observed; 6. Pharmacists and prescribing; 7. Professions allied to medicines and prescribing; 8. Conclusions; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'This is a useful text for those considering non-medical prescribing training and students on the non-medical prescribing course. All healthcare professionals working alongside a non-medical prescriber, including doctors, will find it helpful.' Nursing Standard

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