Independent/Supplementary Prescribing, PGCert

University of Greenwich

Postgraduate

Distance

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Enhance your career opportunities by qualifying as a non-medical prescriber. The Standard version of our course is for community and primary care pharmacists, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, podiatrists, radiographers and dietitians. The Clinically Enhanced version is for hospital and mental health pharmacists. If you're a professional in these areas, you'll be able to qualify as an independent or supplementary prescriber with a qualification that meets regulatory standards.

This course is delivered by distance learning, but you'll also spend nine days at the university, covering issues including communication and diagnostic skills, patient assessment, and the legal and ethical aspects of prescribing. The emphasis on each skill or aspect of non-medical prescribing is tailored to meet the needs of the different professions we cater for.

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Location

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Distance Learning

Start date

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About this course

There is high and rising demand for both non-medical prescribing nurse practitioners and pharmacists in GP surgeries or other primary care settings. There are also enhanced career opportunities for radiographers, physiotherapists, podiatrists, dietitians and advanced paramedic practitioners with the prescribing qualification.

Registration with the appropriate professional/regulatory body (NMC, GPhC, PSNI or HCPC)
Appropriate experience in the area of practice in which applicant will be prescribing
The ability to study at academic Level 6 or Level 7
Nurses and Midwives: At least one year of post-registration clinical experience in the UK. This includes all nurse (level 1), midwife or SCPHN registrants (including NHS, self-employed or non-NHS employed registrants)

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2020

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Subjects

  • Medical
  • Medical training
  • Diagnostics
  • Assessment
  • Health
  • Clinical
  • Healthcare
  • Pharmacy
  • Qualified
  • Optimisation
  • Prescribing
  • Study

Course programme

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
  • Independent Prescribing in Practice (40 credits)
  • Clinical Health Assessment and Diagnostics (CHAD) (20 credits)
What you should know about this course
  • You can begin in January, April, June, September and October each year
  • The course is run by active academics and healthcare professionals at the Medway School of Pharmacy. The entire team are qualified Non-Medical Prescribers
  • The course is fully accredited by GPhC, NMC and HCPC
  • If you aren’t quite ready for this course, we also offer Preparing for Prescribing (P4P) short courses
  • The standard course is also available as a pathway into our Medicines Optimisation course. You would study prescribing as the first or second year of the PGDip Medicines Optimisation.

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  • Other Education Postgraduate Degrees
  • Distance learning Other Education Postgraduate Degrees
  • University of Greenwich Postgraduate Degrees

Independent/Supplementary Prescribing, PGCert

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