Independent Prescribing NMC Level 7 (April) (Health CPD)

Independent prescribing is a widely integrated part of healthcare delivery in the UK. Nurses, Midwives and other Allied Healthcare Professionals are prescribing for a range of conditions both acute and long term which has been evaluated as clinically safe and appropriate and is well received by Service Users. This module is designed to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Health Care Professions Council standards for prescribing (NMC 2019; HCPC 2019) and A Competency Framework for all Prescribers (Royal Pharmaceutical Society, 2021). Upon completion registrants can apply for the annotation of Independent and Supplementary Prescriber. Pre-requisites: Applicants must be an HCPC registered healthcare professional Chiropodist/Podiatrist, Physiotherapist, Therapeutic Radiographer or Paramedic who has been qualified for at least one year with appropriate experience in a specialist area of practice. NMC: a midwife or nurse with at least one year’s post-qualification experience with appropriate experience in a specialist area of practice. Applicants must have full organisational support (even if self-funding). This must include: *Must be Independent Prescribers and must undertake preparatory training. Academic Prerequisites:

IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent - check course page for specific requirements

UK students: £2,370

UK/Home: £2,370

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• Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom