District nurses prescribers

Part XVIIB(i) - Nurse prescribes formulary for community practitioners (in Wales district nurses and health visitors)... [Pg.36]

There are three types of nurse prescribers community practitioner nurse prescribers (sometimes called district nurses or health visitors) who may prescribe from a restricted list of items, nurses who are supplementary prescribers (see Section 3.2.4) and nurses who are independent prescribers (see Section 3.2.5). [Pg.46]

Prior to 1994, only doctors, dentists and veterinary practitioners were allowed to prescribe medicinal products in the United Kingdom. That year the law was changed to enable district nurses, midwives and health visitors to prescribe from a limited formulary of dressings, appliances and some medicines. This formulary of medicines was extended in 2002. [Pg.3]

Big Chemical Encyclopedia