DH announces changes to prescribing laws

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced legislative changes designed to speed up access to medicines via an expansion of the prescribing powers of nurses and the introduction of pharmacist independent prescribing. The changes mean that qualified Nurse Independent Prescribers and Pharmacist Independent Prescribers will be able to prescribe any licensed medicine for any medical condition…

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