Non-Medical Prescribing Updates
Buckinghamshire Health Care NHS Trust in partnership with Oxford Brookes University are pleased to offer a selection of taught and online (e-learning) Non-Medical Prescribing update sessions for Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribers (V100 and V150) and Independent Nurse Prescribers (V300) employed by Buckinghamshire Health Care NHS Trust.
The update sessions are open to all qualified Community Practitioner Nurse Prescribers (V100 and V150): Case Managers, District Nurses, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Children’s Community Nurses and Independent Nurse Prescribers (V300), working in Buckinghamshire Health Care NHS Trust.
Course Fees
The Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber / Independent Nurse Prescribing Updates are funded by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Specific Entry Requirements
To access an update you must fulfil the following criteria:
- Be a registered health or social care professional employed by Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust,
- Be a registered and qualified non-medical prescriber (V300, V150 or V100),
- Have the agreement of your line manager and non-medical prescribing lead to attend. Failure to do so may make you personally liable to pay the £50 course fee.
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Dates and Venues for taught (face to face) Non-Medical Prescribing Updates
All taught sessions will be held from 09.30am - 3.30pm on the following dates and venues:-
| Date / Time | Session Content | Venue / Details of location |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 15th November 2011 | ‘How, when and not to prescribe’ Writing a prescription Pharmacology update |
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University |
| Wednesday 14th December 2011 | How to maintain a CPD portfolio of prescribing practice Legal and professional requirements for prescribing Basic principles of pharmacology |
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University |
| Monday 6th February 2012 | ‘How, when and not to prescribe’ Writing a prescription Pharmacology update |
Lecture Theatre, Postgraduate Centre, Milton Keynes Hospital www.mkgeneral.nhs.uk/patients/find_us.asp |
| Wednesday 18th April 2012 | ‘How, when and not to prescribe’ Writing a prescription Pharmacology update |
Floyd Training Room, Postgraduate Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital www.bucksmec.co.uk/postgraduate.shtml |
| Wednesday 16th May 2012 | How to maintain a CPD portfolio of prescribing practice Legal and professional requirements for prescribing Basic principles of pharmacology |
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University |
Dates for the online (e-learning) Non-Medical Prescribing Updates
Please note it is expected that the online (e-learning) course will require a minimum of six hours of effort over a two-week period.
We recommend that you have high speed access to the internet (broadband) and headphones / speakers for the sound.
Course content:
- How to maintain a CPD portfolio of prescribing practice
- Legal and professional requirements
- Basic principles of pharmacology
| Dates course will run from / to |
|---|
| Monday 3rd October 2011 to Friday 14th October 2011 |
| Monday 19th March 2012 to Friday 30th March 2012 |
