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This conference will focus on Nurse Prescribing Competence and Practice and update delegates on the practicalities of using the Revised National Competency Framework for all Prescribers.
“A common set of competencies should underpin prescribing, regardless of professional background, to enable all prescribers to practice safely and effectively. It applies equally to independent prescribers, community practitioner nurse prescribers and supplementary prescribers.”
Regina Ahmed, RPS lead for the Competency Framework
“We expect all nurse and midwife prescribers to adhere to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) Competency Framework for all Prescribers as the standards for safe and effective prescribing practice and the NMC Code which sets out the standards of practice and behaviour we expect of all our registered nursing and midwifery professionals”
Nursing and Midwifery Council June 2025
This conference focuses on demonstrating and improving prescribing competence and practice and use of the National Competency Framework for all Prescribers, and will also update delegates on the Revised Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners and NMC Principles for Advanced Practice which were launched in 2025. Through national updates, practical case studies and extended expert sessions, this conference focuses on demonstrating and improving nurse prescribing competence and practice – embedding the competency framework, and the twelve competencies for nurse prescribers.
“Regulatory changes will enable experienced independent prescribers to work as designated prescribing practitioners (DPPs) for the practice element of non-medical prescribing training. This is a role traditionally held only by medical prescribers (Designated Medical Practitioners). We welcome the move to use independent prescribers in this role. It is an opportunity to draw on the expertise of different prescribing professions in the development of future non-medical prescribers and improves access to prescribing opportunities for the wider workforce. Multidisciplinary training remains central, drawing on the expert skills of each profession to develop informed, proficient prescribers able to deliver high quality patient care. We are leading on the development of a competency framework for those taking on this role.”
RPS
Learning Outcomes
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve nurse prescribing competence and practice
Examine how the National Competency Framework for All Prescribers can be used in practice
Understand the national context of your prescribing practice
Develop your skills and leadership as a nurse prescriber
Examine how to self assess, reflect and audit prescribing practice against the competency dimensions
Learn from established NMP Leads about how they are supporting NMPs and DPPs in practice
Embed the framework into practice and demonstrate competence
Demonstrate prescribing proficiency
Understand clinical pharmacology to improve prescribing competence
Understand limits of competence
Reflect on the Competency Framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners and understand changes to the DPP role
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
