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Writing to GPs about use of antibiotics changes their prescribing patterns.
Confidential reports designed to help you improve the quality of your prescribing and patient safety are now available for practices that contribute to the MHRA’s Clinical Practice Research Datalink.
Government response to the ACMD's advice on the prescribing of controlled drugs by paramedics and on the administration rights of morphine by injection for therapeutic radiographers.
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £1.25 million to ensure the correct medication reaches people entering police custody in Northern Ireland.
At least 20% of all antibiotics prescribed in primary care in England are inappropriate according to research published by Public Health England (PHE).
Regulations will be changed to replace paper prescriptions with electronic ones, saving the NHS money and saving time for patients and staff.
Impact assessment (IA 1019) on independent prescribing by podiatrists.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Seeks comments on electronically prescribing Schedules 2 and 3 Controlled Drugs (CDs) both in the NHS and privately.
Employment Tribunal decision.
Changes to Misuse of Drugs Regulations mean that appropriately qualified nurses and pharmacists will now be able to prescribe controlled drugs…
Changes to Misuse of Drugs Regulations mean that appropriately qualified nurses and pharmacists will now be able to prescribe controlled drugs like morphine, diamorphine and prescription-strength co-codamol, the Government announced today.
NHS Information Centre and NHS Prescription Services have developed a set of 14 QIPP comparators.
Patients could benefit from faster access to medicines such as pain relief and anti-inflammatories thanks to proposed new prescribing powers for advanced practitioner physiotherapists and podiatrists, Lord Howe announced today.
In conjunction with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), two public consultations have been launched; one concerning proposals for independent prescribing for physiotherapists and one proposal concerning independent prescribing for podiatrists.
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