What This Site is About
The opportunity for nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiographers,optometrists and podiatrists to become qualified prescribers (known as Non Medical Prescribers) provides patients with a greater opportunity of quickly accessing the medicines they require. The benefits for patients are an avoidance of a delay in receiving medicines, a reduction in the amount of unnecessay appointments, reduced risk of hospitalisation and faster recovery. Without doubt this will give both NHS and non NHS organisations value for money.
Fiona Peniston-Bird, the founder of nmprescribing which she set up in March 2007, previously worked as the Non Medical Prescribing Facilitator on a development and implementation of Non Medical Prescribing programme for over 3 years across Surrey & Sussex Strategic Health Authority, and has considerable expertise in all matters related to Non Medical Prescribing development and implementation. Fiona is now working in an independent role; advising health providing organisations on what is required for the development and implementation of Non Medical Prescribing, both within and outside the NHS, as well as providing Continued Professional Development for Non Medical Prescribers.
nmprescribing aims to enlighten individuals who have a responsibility of developing services within health providing organisations, as to what is required in terms of the necessary infrastructure needed to support the safe and effective development and implementation of Non Medical Prescribing. This will then aid the organisation in its ability to comply with necessary safety standards during assessment.
Fiona can be contacted and commissioned to undertake individually tailored work across the UK in relation to Non Medical Prescribing development. See Services for more information on what we offer.
4th Annual National NMP Leads Conference - "How to Have Your Cake and Eat it" Thursday 14th October, City Centre of Birmingham
The target audience for this event is anyone who is leading on the development of Non Medical Prescribing. Others who have an interest in this area are welcome to attend. We welcome Peter Rowe, Chief Executive NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan who has been asked by the Department of Health to identify potential savings in the area of medicines and prescription. He will be sharing his perspective of how Non Medical Prescribing can assist in realising financial benefits for your NHS Trust.
Training During 2010
Back to Basics Workshop for Community Practitioner Formulary Nurse Prescribers
This friendly and relaxed half day workshop for up to 30 CPFNPs, will provide a much needed update and aims to increase the confidence of those attending to ensure they are using their prescribing skills to maximise patient care. It can be booked locally, our trainer comes to your Trust which is not only convenient but cost effective in terms of staff travel expenses. Simply complete the application form and return in order to secure your booking. This session can be adapted to suit independent and supplementary prescribers in acute and mental health trusts and the time can be reduced to around 2 hours as necessary.
Medicines Management Update "You Me and Medicines"
This is a brand new full training day for any health care professional / worker registered or unregistered needing an update in the management of medicines working in NHS, private, charity and voluntary organisations. The course content includes; supply and administration; dispensing, storage, transportation and disposal of medicines; management of adverse reactions; reporting errors; standards of practice; transcribing; scenarios and group work; opportunity to ask questions, network and share throughout.
What Clients Say
I would just like to say how much I enjoyed the conference ealier this month. It was very interesting, well organised and professional. The speakers and their presentations were excellent, as was the idea to have their presentations given to us on a disc. The content was appropriate especially the BNF talk. The venue was well chosen being in the heart of London and the catering was good. It was well worth the fee. Good work Fiona and a big thank you.
- Judy Fry, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Worchestershire Acute NHS Trust - Delegate at Generic Issues for Non Medical Prescribers conference 14th July 2009
I just wanted to reiterate that this is a fantastic evaluation - you should be proud!! It was a great day and judging from evaluation scores and comments your hard work has been well worth it.
- Karen Martin, Specialist Nurse Mental Health, Inverkeithing Medical Group Fife - speaker at NMP in Mental Health conference 20th May 2008
Fiona was commissioned to do some work for Boots in relation to enabling Pharmacist Independent Prescribers to safely use their qualification. The group of pharmacists who were involved positively evaluated the work that Fiona did. Fiona was professional and extremely knowledgeable in what she delivered, and did exactly what she was asked to do ensuring effective delivery of specified outcomes.
I would use Fiona's expertise in the future to support the development of Pharmacist Prescribers.
– Gary Dobinson, Programme Development Manager - Pharmacists, Boots The Chemists
I have known and worked with Fiona for aproximately six years. In all of this time Fiona has diligently and effectively worked to a high standard, meeting timescales, and always achieving the objective agreed.
She has a considerable depth of knowledge and a commitment and passion to driving the Non Medical Prescribing agenda.
I have always been able to depend and rely on Fiona both personally and professionally. I am delighted and consider it a privilege to know and work with her.
I would certainly not hesitate in working with her to continue to improve the developments within non medical prescribing.
- Barbara Stuttle Chair Association for Nurse Prescribing
