What makes Independent and Supplementary Prescribing at Worcester special?

The independent and Supplementary Prescribing Course at Worcester is a multi-professional course which fundamentally enables practitioners within their therapeutic areas and clinical specialities from a variety of clinical settings to develop safe and effective prescribing practice. By building on your existing knowledge and experience, as well as health assessment skills-autonomous practice and professional development are enhanced whilst prescribing safely, appropriately, and cost-effectively in line with your professional and regulatory standard and code of conduct.

This Masters Level 30-credit six-month blended learning course has 2 intakes per academic year. It is delivered part time and is currently open to Nurses, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Therapeutic Radiographers. At Masters level there is an expectation that you act autonomously in planning your study and time in practice. The workshops, competency portfolio and assessments will expect you to be able to consider and evidence complex issues and demonstrate sound clinical decision-making, sometimes in the absence of all information.

The prescribing courses offered at Worcester are accredited by the NMC and HCPC and are suitable for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals who meet the professional requirement to independently and supplementary prescribe from the BNF, BNF(C) and the NPF.

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The Independent and Supplementary Prescribing courses opens up autonomous practice to the experienced clinician. The Advanced Practice role is at the heart of the modernisation agenda for the NHS to increase capacity, make effective use of the skilled clinicians working in the acute and community sectors and to improve patient outcomes.