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 has successfully 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.
In July 2006, Surrey & Sussex Strategic Health Authority merged with Kent & Medway Strategic Health Authority to create South East Coast Strategic Health Authority and the decision was made that the Non Medical Prescribing Facilitator post would not be included in the new organisational structure. As a result Fiona is now working in a new independent role; advising health providing organisations on what is required for the development and implementation of Non Medical Prescribing, both within and out of the NHS, as well as providing Continued Professional Development for Non Medical Prescribers.
This site 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.
National Non Medical Prescribing Leads meeting Monday 3rd November 2008
NMC will speak about Continued Professional Development for Nurse and Midwife prescribers.
Matt Griffiths who is renowned for his expertise in all matters related to Non Medical Prescribing, will speak about the legal implications for Trusts
There will be breakout sessions and the opportunity to network and share experiences of leading non medical prescribing
Participants will be able to choose which workshop they wish to attend and there is something for everyone including some case studies and prescribing experiences from all AHP groups including a diagnostic radiographer. Pat Wain shares with you progress in developing independent prescribing for nurses working in Mental Health. Virginia Radcliffe and Liz Clay will be raising issues around those prescribing from the Community Practitioner Formulary including the new V150 course for staff nurses and encouraging District Nurses and Health Visitors to use their prescribing qualification.
Jane Nicholls will be sharing case studies and raising issues around pharmacist prescribing in Primay, Secondary and Mental Health care.
What Clients Say
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
