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Non-Medical Prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (Taught)
- Study level:
- Postgraduate
- Awarded by:
- The Nursing and Midwifery Council
Course summary
This course is for practitioners who are working in a role that requires them to prescribe and you will need support from your employer/prescribing lead as part of the admission process (see entry criteria). This is a double course covering Health Assesment and V300.
This course pulls together the essential aspects required for non-medical prescribing into one pathway where you will study history taking and physical assessment before moving on to the prescribing module.
The course is validated by the NMC and HCPC.
The course provides the opportunity for your to study in a multi-professional environment which will develop your understanding of differing professional contexts.
Study at Walsall (semester 1 and 3 starts) and City (semester 2 start) campuses.
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements ensure compliance with PSRB prescribing regulations. To access the Postgraduate Certificate in Non-Medical Prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals you must:
• Be a registered nurse, midwife or allied health professional with at least one years’ post-registration experience.
• Be working in a clinical area that requires autonomy in performing physical assessment of patients and prescribing medication.
• Provide evidence of degree level study or the ability to study at academic level 7*.
• Provide a signed declaration of good health and character from your employer or sponsoring organisation.
• Provide evidence of support from employer/manager and the organisation’s Prescribing Lead confirming that your role includes the requirement to independently prescribe medication and that you have access to a prescribing budget.
• You will also be required to provide details of a named practice assessor who must be a registered healthcare professional with a recognised prescribing qualification. You practice assessor will mentor you and assess your prescribing practice supporting your completion of at least 90 hours prescribing practice.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
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Course contact details
Course Enquiries
Email:enquiries@wlv.ac.uk
Phone:0800 953 3222
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