Welcome to the non-medical prescribing web pages containing links to related documents, publications, articles of interest, links to other websites aimed to inform about all aspects of non-medical prescribing.
Since 1999, all district nurses and health visitors have been able to prescribe independently from a limited formulary of medicines and medicinal products to treat conditions they encounter and are skilled to deal with (Nurse Prescribers' Formulary for Community Practitioners).
In 2002 the law changed to enable other nurses to prescribe more medicines for a wider range of medical conditions after undergoing a rigorous degree-level education programme. Since then, the staff groups who can prescribe in some way has expanded and now includes nurses, pharmacists, podiatrists, radiographers, physiotherapists and optometrists. The range of medicines has also increased to include most medicines for any medical condition the practitioner is competent to manage.
The Non Medical Prescribing Policy For East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen CCG can be accessed here.
NMP Validation and Annual Declaration administration letter
NMP Annual Declaration Form
NMP Register Application Form - notification of newly qualified non-medical prescriber/change in circumstances
Competency for all Prescribers
