Independent/Supplementary Prescribing PgCert

This programme, approved by the appropriate professional/regulatory bodies, provides a distance learning option for qualification as a non-medical prescriber. Eight contact days cover communication and diagnostic skills. Other topics on the syllabus include the legal, policy, professional and ethical aspects of prescribing, plus pharmacology and patient assessment and monitoring.<br/><br/>You can take the Master’s programme as a stand-alone PCert in Independent / Supplementary Prescribing, or as one pathway into the Medicines Management programme, by studying prescribing as either the first or second year of the Medicines Management PDip.<br/><br/>On successful completion, the School notifies the appropriate professional / regulatory body that you have qualified as an independent / supplementary prescriber.