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Implementing nurse prescribing – the challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2006

Mary Ring
Affiliation:
Development Lead for Nurse Prescribing Coventry Primary Care Trust; Regional Lead for Nurse Prescribing Shropshire and Staffordshire and West Midlands South Workforce Development Directorates

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Summary

There are many responsibilities and challenges organisations need to address to ensure the selection of nurses for extended/supplementary prescribing occurs within an environment which guarantees success and fits the long-term objectives of the organisation in terms of role re-design and service delivery. As a local lead it is important to recognise the challenges influencing the development, implementation and effectiveness of nurse prescribing. This article considers some of those challenges and shares the experience of Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust. The article provides some food for thought for nurses wanting to become prescribers, organisations and Higher Educational Institutes.

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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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