Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing (Allied Health Professionals)
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- Part Time, 6 Years; Part Time, 6 Months
- Mode
- Part-time
- Subject
- Medicine
- Location
- United Kingdom
Overview
To prescribe safely, appropriately and cost effectively and to prescribe medications within your field of competence. On successful completion you will be awarded a Practice Certificate and be recommended to the relevant Professional Board as an independent or supplementary prescriber. The Programme Certificate in Independent and/or Supplementary Prescribing Programme consists of four 30 credit modules (students’ study one of the available four modules dependent upon their discipline) which have been accredited by either the GPhC, HCPC or NMC, they are: • AHP Independent Prescribing Module (Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Podiatrists & Therapeutic Radiographers) • AHP Supplementary Prescribing (Dietitians & Diagnostic Radiographers) • Nurse and Midwife Independent Prescribing (V300) • Pharma
Entry requirements
| Other conditions | professional_registration · …criteria for the programme required by their regulatory body (GPhC, HCPC or NMC) outlined below. |
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English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.0 overall, no part below 5.5 |
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IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band.
Fees
UK students: £915
UK/Home: £915
Start dates
January; April; September; November
Application deadline
No fixed deadline; apply via the course page
Campus
- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom
Where you will study
Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, United Kingdom