Monday 10th June 2019
Venue: The Royal Marsden Education and Conference Centre, Stewart’s Grove, London, SW3 6JJ
Audience: Nurses and other professionals with an interest in Non-Medical Prescribing, including legal, professional and safe prescribing
Aim: To update participants in legal aspects of Non-Medical Prescribing to improve safe practice and minimise risk of litigation
Programme
08.30-09.00 Registration and Tea/Coffee
09.00-09.15 Welcome and Introduction
Morning Session:
09.15-10.15 – RPS Competency Framework for All Prescribers
Professor Nicola Stoner, Cancer Consultant Pharmacist
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
10.15-12.15 – “The Jury is Out” Non-medical Prescribing Update Training
Amanda Armstrong, Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Amanda Armstrong is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner within General Practice and has been a Nurse Independent Prescriber since 2004, with 16 years’ experience working as a University Nurse Lecturer as part of Advanced Practice and Non-Medical Prescribing Programmes in London South Bank and Anglia Ruskin Universities.
Content
– Legal issues
– Issues of consent & the importance of good record keeping
– Prescribing and safer management of controlled drugs
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session participants will have an increased understanding of:
– Legal and professional liability of prescribers
– Professional accountability in terms of prescribing
– The law in relation to prescribing
– Negligence claims
– Consent issues
– Importance of record keeping and the law
12.15-13.15 Lunch
Afternoon Session:
13.15-14.15 – “The Jury is Out” Non-medical Prescribing Update Training
Amanda Armstrong, Advanced Nurse Practitioner
14.15-15.15 – Prescribing for patients with co-morbidities
Dr Mark Prentice, Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Uro-oncology & Lymphoma
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
15.15-16.15 – Common prescribing errors and how to avoid them
Emma Foreman, Consultant Pharmacist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
16.15-16.30 Closing Remarks
To book please visit http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/studydays
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