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Non-medical prescribing of controlled drugs in the UK is a carefully regulated practice designed to ensure patient safety while allowing certain healthcare professionals other than doctors to prescribe specific controlled drugs where it is clinically appropriate and within their professional competence. This conference focuses on the effective prescribing and governance of controlled drugs by Non Medical Prescribers. The CQC have identified non medical prescribing of controlled drugs as a growing area, and therefore is it important to ensure that the practice is safe, effective, and accountable. The conference will focus on developing the role and skills of non medical prescribers in the prescribing of controlled drugs to build confidence, competence and compliance with the regulations.
“Prescribing of controlled drugs by non-medical prescribers (healthcare professionals other than a doctor or dentist) increased during 2022: • 4,799,328 items prescribed in 2021 • 5,152,958 items prescribed in 2022 (an increase of 7%)”
Controlled Drugs Annual Report, Care Quality Commission July 2023
“Going forward, although non-medical prescribing is increasing, it raises the question of how services ensure this is done safely and effectively. Services that employ non-medical prescribers should have systems to make sure they are working within the limits of their competency. They must also provide staff with appropriate supervision, which includes allocating an appropriate senior member of the relevant clinical team to provide day-today supervision.”
Controlled Drugs Annual Report, Care Quality Commission July 2023
This conference will enable you to:
Network with Non Medical Prescribers of Controlled Drugs, and those who support them
Learn from outstanding practice in the safe non medical prescribing of Controlled Drugs
Reflect on national requirements, controlled drugs schedule and legislation to understand what your limits of practice are
Understand the role of the CDAO and ensure effective governance and support
Develop your skills, competence and confidence in the effective and safe prescribing of controlled drugs
Update your knowledge on reporting controlled drugs incidents, and monitoring for signs of misuse and diversion
Understand how you can improve safety in the prescribing of controlled drugs with case studies on syringe drivers and unlicensed and off label drugs
Learn from case studies in non medical prescribing of controlled drugs for pain including opioids, and non medical prescribing at the end of life
Improve record keeping, audit and accountability
Identify key strategies for supervision and working within our limits of competency
Understand the coroners role and learn from deaths involving controlled drugs
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
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
