Dr Claire Pryor C.A.Pryor@salford.ac.uk
Professor of Adult Social Care Nursing
What’s in a name? The complex conundrum of prescribing nomenclature and its link with practice
Pryor, Claire; Gilborson, Sally; Morgan, Phill; Maddock, Stuart
Authors
Sally Gilborson
Phill Morgan
Stuart Maddock
Abstract
Health professionals who can legally prescribe medication and medical devices, but who are not doctors or dentists, come from a wide range of backgrounds, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Pharmaceutical Council, and some Health and Care Professions Council registrants. The professionals are often grouped together and defined as ‘non-medical prescribers’. This may or may not be a useful collective term as, depending on professional registration, these professionals may be afforded differing prescribing rights, which may include a combination of independent/supplementary prescribing, independent prescribing (only), supplementary prescribing (only), or community nurse practitioner prescribing activity. This article explores the confusing nomenclature around prescribing, and the impact the names and terms used in practice have on professions. The naming and identification of role should be facilitative, to allow others to understand the legal context of prescribing activity, boundaries, and role expectations.
Citation
Pryor, C., Gilborson, S., Morgan, P., & Maddock, S. (2023). What’s in a name? The complex conundrum of prescribing nomenclature and its link with practice. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 5(9), https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2023.5.9.379
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 30, 2023 |
Publication Date | Sep 2, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Sep 23, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Prescribing Practice |
Print ISSN | 2631-8385 |
Publisher | MA Healthcare |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 5 |
Issue | 9 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2023.5.9.379 |
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