Pharmacist independent prescriber workforce has more than tripled since 2016
Exclusive: Freedom of Information data from the NHS also show that pharmacists working outside hospitals in England prescribed 32.5 million items in 2020/2021, compared with 6.2 million in 2016/2017.
In November 2021, it was announced that £15.9m would be invested over four years through the pharmacy integration programme to support professional career development, including independent prescriber training
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The number of pharmacists in the UK who are qualified to independently prescribe has more than tripled since 2016, The Pharmaceutical Journal can reveal.
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