Entry Requirements For This Course
You can apply for this course if you:
- have a prescribing budget in place
- meet specific entry requirements set by the General Pharmaceutical Healthcare Council (see below)
- be approved by Health Board Prescribing Lead and Clinical Manager
- hold a current criminal identity check to meet specific requirements of their professional body
- have identified an appropriately qualified designated medical practitioner
- demonstrate ability to study at academic Level 7
- recognition of previous learning is not applicable for this programme. Part accreditation of a module, regardless of previous learning or experience, isn't possible
Pharmacists applying to undertake an independent prescribing programme must:
- be a registered pharmacist with the General Pharmaceutical Council or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
- have at least two years' appropriate patient-orientated experience in a UK hospital, community or primary care setting following their pre-registration year
