Independent and Supplementary Prescribing

Molly Courtenay is a Professor of Health Sciences at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales. Matt Griffiths previously a Nurse Practitioner and prescriber, now works as a Quality Improvement Nurse at the Royal United Hospital NHS Trust in Bath, and is also a Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University and an Independent Nurse Consultant.

'I am delighted that the third edition of Independent and Supplementary Prescribing: An Essential Guide is now published. It all began with Neighbourhood Nursing report which I chaired in 1986, which was hugely valuable for community nurses, GPs, but above all the patients. With the strong support of The Royal College of Nursing, and others like Matt Griffiths and Molly Courtenay, it became embedded as an idea and a practice. Like all good ideas it grew, and other professions can now prescribe but healthcare changes fast and we must keep up-to-date. So, I warmly welcome this third edition building on the popularity of the first two. This book is essential reading for non-medical practitioners undertaking the prescribing course along with medical students learning to prescribe. With such valuable advice and educational materials the future is bright for better care for patients and skilled practitioners.' Baroness Julia Cumberlege, CBE, DL

• 1. Non-medical prescribing: An overview Molly Courtenay and Matt Griffiths; 2. Non-medical prescribing in a multidisciplinary team context Barbara Stuttle, Sam Sherrington and Dianne Hogg; 3. Consultation skills and decision making Gary Morris and Anne Baird; 4. Legal aspects of independent and supplementary prescribing Mark Gagan; 5. Ethical issues in independent and supplementary prescribing Jo Taylor and John Adams; 6. Psychology and sociology of prescribing Angel Chater and Hannah Family; 7. Applied pharmacology Kat Hall and Michele Cossey; 8. Monitoring skills (asthma, diabetes, renal impairment) Sharon Sturney, Sian Bodman and Sally Haslam; 9. Promoting concordance in prescribing interactions Sue Latter; 10. Evidenced-based prescribing Gerry Morrow; 11. Independent/supplementary prescribing: A public health perspective Sarah O'Brien; 12. Calculation skills Alison Eggleton; 13. Prescribing in practice: How it works Polly Buchanan; 14. Minimising the risk of prescribing error Cate Whittlesea; 15. Prescribing for undergraduate students Rosemary Lim and Molly Courtenay; 16. Antimicrobial prescribing Enrique Castro-Sanchez.