V150 Module
Within this assignment discussion of the V150 prescribing will be looked at and how it can improve service delivery as well as benefit patient care. Referencing will be made to policies and reports influencing change and how patient care has also been affected.
The history of nurse prescribing was initiated back in the 1980’s stemming from the Department of Health and Social Services’ Cumberlege Report, 1986 (Cooper et al, 2008). This report concluded that District Nurses and Health Visitors, following the convening of an advisory group, should be allowed limited rights to prescribing. Dr June Crown provided government reports whereby, improving the patients’ experience and enabling faster access to healthcare services was at the forefront (DoH, 1989; 1999).
From a medical perspective, in the early days, some doctors expressed concerns on the thought of nurse prescribing (McCartney, Tyrer, Brazier et al., 1999) and the possibility that it may be beyond their capabilities (Griffin and Melby 2005). According to Lomas (2009) the chair of the British Medical Association said ‘despite some initial concerns, nurses have proved to be very effective prescribers’.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC) 2006 state that the primary piece of legislation is the Medicinal Products: Prescription
by Nurses and Others Act 1992. Amendments were made and came into effect on the 01 May 2006 and any nurse undertaking the V150 course would be known as a community practitioner nurse prescribers and will only be entitled to prescribe from the Community Practitioner Formulary (NMC, 2007, p. 5).
Service delivery can be improved as Non Medical prescribing is an example of the NHS ‘Invest to Save’ and it is reported that NMP can represent value for money by reducing need for Medical prescribers (National Prescribing Centre, 2010, p.17) Patient experience has been well researched in relation to Non Medical prescribing and audits have
The history of nurse prescribing was initiated back in the 1980’s stemming from the Department of Health and Social Services’ Cumberlege Report, 1986 (Cooper et al, 2008). This report concluded that District Nurses and Health Visitors, following the convening of an advisory group, should be allowed limited rights to prescribing. Dr June Crown provided government reports whereby, improving the patients’ experience and enabling faster access to healthcare services was at the forefront (DoH, 1989; 1999).
From a medical perspective, in the early days, some doctors expressed concerns on the thought of nurse prescribing (McCartney, Tyrer, Brazier et al., 1999) and the possibility that it may be beyond their capabilities (Griffin and Melby 2005). According to Lomas (2009) the chair of the British Medical Association said ‘despite some initial concerns, nurses have proved to be very effective prescribers’.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC) 2006 state that the primary piece of legislation is the Medicinal Products: Prescription
by Nurses and Others Act 1992. Amendments were made and came into effect on the 01 May 2006 and any nurse undertaking the V150 course would be known as a community practitioner nurse prescribers and will only be entitled to prescribe from the Community Practitioner Formulary (NMC, 2007, p. 5).
Service delivery can be improved as Non Medical prescribing is an example of the NHS ‘Invest to Save’ and it is reported that NMP can represent value for money by reducing need for Medical prescribers (National Prescribing Centre, 2010, p.17) Patient experience has been well researched in relation to Non Medical prescribing and audits have