It is time to rethink prescribing scope of practice and the DPP model for foundation training

William Swain argues that plans to ‘retrofit’ traditional supervision and scope of practice models for early career pharmacist prescribers from 2026 could have a detrimental effect.
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In the 18 years since legislation changed in the UK to allow pharmacists to become independent prescribers, the qualification has become synonymous with advanced pharmacy practice.

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