Non-medical Prescribing for Nurses, Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals
Wrexham UniversityWrexham, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our non-medical prescribing modules enable you to develop the competence to practice safely and appropriately in relation to professional standards set by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) or Health Care Professional Council (HCPC).
Key highlights
- Develops competence to prescribe safely and appropriately in professional practice
- Aligned to NMC, GPhC and HCPC professional standards
- Open to nurses, midwives, pharmacists and allied health professionals
- Offered as independent and supplementary prescribing modules
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: professional_registration — The NMC require employers to undertake an appraisal of a registrant’s suitability to prescribe before they apply for a training place.
- Additional condition: dbs_check — …place on the Independent Prescribing programme is conditional upon a DBS disclosure being deemed satisfactory by Wrexham University. • All proposed Designated Prescribing Practitioners will have their pr…
- Additional condition: interview — …the course (This will be done on the application form and checked at interview). • There is no compensation allowed on this programme. • All short listed applicants must attend an interview.
Careers this course leads to
- Nurse independent prescriber
- Pharmacist independent prescriber
- Advanced nurse practitioner
- Allied health professional supplementary prescriber
- Specialist community public health nurse prescriber
Cost of study
UK/Home: £5,940 per year (full-time) | International: £12,500 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Wrexham University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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