Non-Medical Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals, PGCert
Swansea University
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Gain the knowledge and skills you need to prescribe safely and appropriately within your area of practice with our PGCert Non-Medical Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals. This one-year course will equip you with the competency to practise within current legislation as an independent or supplementary non-medical prescriber. The course is delivered through our School of Health and Social Care, so you will benefit from a diverse teaching and research environment. Our teaching team has a ...Read more

Gain the knowledge and skills you need to prescribe safely and appropriately within your area of practice with our PGCert Non-Medical Prescribing for Allied Health Professionals. This one-year course will equip you with the competency to practise within current legislation as an independent or supplementary non-medical prescriber. The course is delivered through our School of Health and Social Care, so you will benefit from a diverse teaching and research environment. Our teaching team has a strong background in academic support at all levels, including the specific demands of work-based learning. You may be eligible to have your tuition fees covered through a Welsh Government bursary. We have strong links with professional practice and academic research networks in Europe and around the world, so your learning is informed by the latest policy and practice developments.

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84/91
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25 Nov 25

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You can apply for this course if you: have a prescribing budget in place; be approved by Health Board Prescribing Lead and Clinical Manager; hold a current criminal identity check to meet specific requirements of their professional body; have identified an appropriately qualified designated medical practitioner; demonstrate ability to study at academic Level 7; recognition of previous learning is not applicable for this programme. Part accreditation of a module, regardless of previous learning or experience, isn't possible; The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) have no specific requirements for allied health professionals (AHPs) but they must be suitably experienced and established in the role in which they wish to prescribe.

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£2,183 per year

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Swansea University
Swansea University , Swansea

Located on the stunning Swansea Bay coastline, this Welsh university provides easy access to the city centre, as well as to the beaches...

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Swansea University
Building 3 St David's Park Carmarthen Carmarthenshire SA31 3HB United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Carmarthen  0.7 miles away

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