Overview
Non-Medical Prescribing prepares you to prescribe medicines from the British National Formulary (BNF), within your area of competence, and to assist you in extending your practice. You’ll learn to prescribe safely, appropriately and cost-effectively, as both an independent and supplementary prescriber.
Who should attend?
This course will benefit you as either:
- A first-level nurse, midwife and/or specialist community public health nurse, registered with the NMC
- A pharmacist registered with the GPhC
- A chiropodist, podiatrist, physiotherapist or paramedic registered with the HCPC
Dates
Please note that all dates are currently tentative and subject to change. Teaching dates and times will be confirmed in July.
September 2018
Chelmsford - Monday cohort FULL
3, 10, 17 and 24 September 2018
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 October 2018
5, 12, 19 and 26 November 2018
3, 10 and 17 December 2018
7, 14 and 21 January 2019
Cambridge - Thursday cohort FULL
6, 13, 20 and 27 September 2018
4, 11, 18 and 25 October 2018
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 November 2018
6, 13 and 20 December 2018
10, 17 and 24 January 2019
Peterborough - Tuesday cohort FULL
4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2018
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 October 2018
6, 13, 20 and 27 November 2018
4, 11 and 18 December 2018
8, 15 and 22 January 2019
January 2019
Chelmsford - Monday cohort FULL
28 January 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 February 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 March 2019
1, 8 and 29 April 2019
7, 13, 20 and 28 May 2019
3, 10 and 17 June 2019
Cambridge - Thursday cohort FULL
31 January 2019
7, 14, 21 and 28 February 2019
7, 14, 21 and 28 March 2019
4 and 11 April 2019
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May 2019
6, 13 and 20 June 2019
April 2019
Chelmsford - FULL
30 April 2019
8, 14, 21 and 29 May 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 June 2019
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2019
6 August 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2019
Cambridge
30 April 2019
8, 14, 21 and 29 May 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 June 2019
2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 July 2019
6 August 2019
4, 11, 18 and 25 September 2019
Where you'll study
Your faculty
The Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education is the largest provider of health, social care and education courses in the East of England, with over 6,000 students from more than 20 countries.
With 95% of our students finding full-time employment within six months of graduating, you can be sure that our courses have been designed with your career in mind. We’ve been educating nurses, midwives and social workers for over 25 years.
At the cutting edge of research, we offer a range of internationally recognised undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses taught by friendly, supportive and experienced staff. With over 150 research students across our three doctoral programmes (PhD; DProf and EdD), we provide the multi-disciplinary perspective and potential for academic debate that reflects our position as a leader in practitioner-focused and practice-led research studies.
Designed to enhance your learning experience, our facilities include state-of-the-art simulated skills laboratories that mirror real-life clinical situations and UK hospital wards. Our students also benefit from our Early Childhood Research and Resource Centre; a space in which they can experiment with equipment and play activities.
You’ll study in an exciting, modern faculty which has strong links with regional, national and international organisations, including healthcare trusts, social services, local and regional authorities, schools and academic institutions.
Your enthusiasm. Our passion. Your best foot forward.
Where can I study?
Chelmsford
Our striking, modern campus sits by the riverside in Chelmsford's University and Innovation Quarter.
Peterborough (Guild House)
Guild House is our dedicated healthcare campus in the historic city of Peterborough.
Cambridge
Our campus is close to the centre of Cambridge, often described as the perfect student city.
Fees & funding
Course fees
30 Credits (Level 6)
£2,312
30 Credits (Level 7)
£1,350
Funding for CPD
Please ask your manager or Education Lead about available funding before you apply.
Contact details
Amanda Drye
amanda.drye@anglia.ac.uk
01223 695317
CPD Admissions
01245 687141
cpd@anglia.ac.uk
Entry requirements
To access this course, you must be either:
- A first-level nurse, midwife and/or specialist community public health nurse, registered with the NMC
- A pharmacist registered with the GPhC, or
- A chiropodist, podiatrist, physiotherapist or paramedic with the HCPC
To study at level 7, you must have an undergraduate degree.
Additionally, you may be required to write a reflective account of 500-1000 words, giving a clear rationale for your need to prescribe within your role. This serves to demonstrate your ability to study at academic level 7.
For both levels, you must:
- Have at least three years’ post-registration experience (two years for pharmacists)
- Be seen by your employer as competent to do this programme and have written confirmation of their support
- Have been working in the same clinical field in which you intend to prescribe during the year immediately prior to applying
- Have a designated and agreed medical practitioner who will supervise you, support you and provide opportunities for you to develop competence in prescribing practice (including shadowing opportunities)
- If a nurse, be assessed as competent to take a history, undertake a clinical assessment and diagnose, or be willing to do preparation to be able to undertake physical assessment and diagnosis alongside the non-medical prescribing module.
Paramedic applicants must:
- Be registered with the HCPC for at least three years
- Have been working in the field they intend to prescribe in for a year prior to applying and this cannot be ambulance-based
- Have a DMP to support them
- Evidence recent study at the appropriate level (i.e. degree can access L7)
- Write a rationale demonstrating the clinical need for prescribing in their area of practice
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