{"title":"Enablers and barriers to pharmacists and nurses becoming independent prescribers","authors":"Saja Alhawas, Catherine Langran, Kat Hall","doi":"10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.27","url":null,"abstract":"Independent prescribing was introduced in the UK in 2006, allowing qualified nurses and pharmacists to prescribe medicines independently; however, only 13% of nurses and 15% of pharmacists are currently independent prescribers (IPs). This study aimed to explore the factors that influence the intended behaviours of pharmacists and nurses enrolled on an independent prescribing course, and identifies enablers and barriers to becoming IPs. A cross-sectional qualitative study used semi-structured interviews based on two models of health behaviour: social cognitive theory and the theory of planned behaviour. A total of 20 interviews were completed with 15 pharmacists and five nurses. Themes that emerged related to attitudes, facilitators, barriers, social and environmental influences, and optimism. Participants demonstrated a positive attitude and a willingness to progress in their roles, but some participants stated that time constraints were the most significant barrier to becoming IPs. Consideration of the results of this study will reinforce the intention of these groups to become prescribers and engage in the role of enhancing healthcare outcomes.","PeriodicalId":16882,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prescribing Practice","volume":"30 13","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139630802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis therapy","authors":"Deborah Robertson","doi":"10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.12","url":null,"abstract":"Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided","PeriodicalId":16882,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prescribing Practice","volume":"23 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139630934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planning for winter pressures","authors":"P. Moffat","doi":"10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16882,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prescribing Practice","volume":"27 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139630951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suzanne Bell, Arlene Coulson, Sue Cole, David Barrowman
{"title":"Co-production of teaching content and delivery with an NHS service user group","authors":"Suzanne Bell, Arlene Coulson, Sue Cole, David Barrowman","doi":"10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.22","url":null,"abstract":"There is national recognition that the participation of the public in educational curricula of health professionals benefits all. Feedback from both service users and students confirms that collaborative working should be considered as best practice, particularly in healthcare education. The evidence suggests that these developing models of educational delivery can lead to a change in health professionals’ perceptions, enhancing practice that may be far reaching and helping to support future service delivery.","PeriodicalId":16882,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prescribing Practice","volume":"28 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139630873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"VORTIOXETINE","authors":"Dr Sharon Rees","doi":"10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.1.6","url":null,"abstract":"In this column, Sharon Rees aims to refresh knowledge and interest in some of the commonly used drugs in a series of posts on X. This month she is talking about #vortioxetine","PeriodicalId":16882,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prescribing Practice","volume":"27 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139630812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (MART) for young people with asthma","authors":"Laura King","doi":"10.12968/jprp.2023.5.12.510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2023.5.12.510","url":null,"abstract":"Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) is one device, which serves as both preventer and reliever. In children and young people, the choice is more limited in terms of device and this is called Symbicort MART (SMART). One of the most common modifiable factors for optimal asthma control at any age is adherence to prescribed preventer therapy ( British Thoracic Society(BTS)/Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN), 2019 ). As young patients grow and take increasing responsibility for their own health, perfect adherence can feel impossible for the developing brain (and with this, the ability to effectively analyse risk). As health professionals, it can be easy to focus on the adherence issue as a failure to organise, and to assume all have the capacity to optimally administer a medication twice daily. What we are increasingly learning through the multiple health inequality and psychosocial workstreams is that there are families who are fundamentally less likely to achieve this, even with additional support from their health team, due to an actual or perceived inability to deal with the modifiable factors highlighted by BTS/SIGN.","PeriodicalId":16882,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prescribing Practice","volume":"114 45","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138607417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}