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Independent Prescribing

HSC Practice Education

Handbooks

Designated Prescribing Practitioner Handbook (Word)

NMC & HCPC Independent Prescribing Student Handbook (PDF)

Designated Prescribing Practitioner

Designated Prescribing Practitioner Flow Chart (PDF)

Please view the presentation below, while referring to the supervisor handbook linked above. When you are confident that you understand the role of Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP) please complete and return the DPP form linked below.

Supervision and Assessment of Independent Prescribing Students (PDF)

Resources

IPPAD Independent Prescribing Practice Assessment Document (PDF)

HCPC (2019) Standards for Prescribing (Web Link)

HCPC (2018) Standards for Conduct, Performance and Ethics (Web Link)

Royal Pharmaceutical Society - A competency framework for all prescribers (Web Link)

Royal Pharmaceutical society (2019) Competency framework for designated prescribing practitioners (Web Link)

NMC (2018) standards for prescribing programmes (Web Link)

NMC (2018) standards for student supervision and assessment (Web Link)