Independent prescribing

Community pharmacy ‘conflict of interest’ must be tackled in prescribing pilots, says deputy chief pharmaceutical officer

Bruce Warner said the NHS “can’t hide from the conflicts of interest” that arise from prescribing and dispensing within the same community pharmacy.…

Infographic: the rise of independent prescribers

More than 14,000 pharmacists are now qualified as independent prescribers, with hundreds more starting training courses in September 2022. We take a deep dive into the independent prescribers currently on the register.…

Meet the prescribers: pharmacists transforming care for patients

The number of pharmacist independent prescribers in Great Britain has increased by two-thirds over the past two years, reaching almost 15,000. In this collection of articles, we profile independent prescribers from across the three nations.…

‘We are trained to work safely and within certain parameters’

Dianne Sanderson, senior clinical pharmacist and dermatology pharmacist, Vernova Healthcare, Cheshire…

‘Pharmacists come into primary care to make a difference and prescribing is an important part of that toolkit’

Andy Christopherson, lead for prescribing and clinical pharmacy, East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership…

‘Understand what the role is and be prepared to defend it’

Deborah Hollywood, clinical pharmacist, York Road Group Practice, Ellesmere Port…

‘It is about making the patient experience as streamlined as possible’

Lowri Haf Puw, community pharmacist with Ffeylleyr Llyn Cyf, Gwynedd…

‘It has just grown and multiplied … now the service could not run without our prescribing’

Owain Brooks, deputy regional lead renal pharmacist, Morriston Hospital, Swansea…

‘Go for it — it makes such a difference to patient care’

Lynne Merchant, site lead pharmacist in gastroenterology, St John’s Hospital, NHS Lothian…

‘I could not wait to get back into clinical pharmacy and seeing patients’

Kate Jenkins, practice pharmacist, The Practice of Health, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan…