Electronic prescriptions have become the default method for prescribing and dispensing in primary care in England, new figures from NHS Digital have confirmed.
The number of items issued electronically to community pharmacies has almost doubled in the past five years – from 532 million in 2016-17 to 996 million in 2021-22, NHS Digital said. In the latest year, 95% of items were prescribed and dispensed via the electronic prescription service (EPS).
This report from NHDS England looks at inequalities in prescribing and medication use in the areas of overall prescribing, COPD, hypertension and severe mental illness.
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Go to chapter seven for the focus on prescribing for severe mental illness.
This research investigates the effectiveness of an intervention for improving the prescribing and patient safety behaviour of Foundation Year doctors.
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This publication provides a competency and role development framework for rheumatology practitioners in clinical practice (most commonly called rheumatology nurse specialists). The role of the rheumatology nurse specialist is complex and may include roles in paediatric nursing, research, advanced level skills in clinical assessment, and prescribing and providing intra-articular injections, among others.
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