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Supplementary prescribing
To ease the burden on doctors and improve access to medicines, the Department is training nurses, pharmacists and some Allied Health Professions (AHPs) (physiotherapists, chiropodists/podiatrists and radiographers) so that they can prescribe certain medicines, within agreed Clinical Management Plans.
Scope of Guidance - Position in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The guidance available on this website applies to England only. Although the legislation that permits the extension of prescribing responsibilities applies across the UK, it is for the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to decide whether and how it is implemented for the NHS in their countries. For further information please refer to the following websites:
In this section:
- About supplementary prescribing
- Summary of changes to regulations on supplementary prescribing - April 2005
- Key publications and documents for supplementary prescribing
- Supplementary prescribing FAQ
- Clinical Management Plans (CMPs)
- Scoping study of supplementary prescribing
- Preparation and training for supplementary prescribers
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