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Nurse Prescribing of controlled drugs in the UK is a carefully regulated practice designed to ensure patient safety while allowing nurses 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 Nurse 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 nurse prescribers in the prescribing of controlled drugs to build confidence, competence and compliance with the regulations.
In 2022 Nurse Controlled Drugs prescribing increased 3% with 2,499,873 total items prescribed”
CQC Controlled Drugs Annual Report, July 2023
This conference will enable you to:
Network with Nurse Prescribers of Controlled Drugs, and those who support them
Learn from outstanding practice in the safe nurse 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 nurse prescribing of controlled drugs for pain including opioids, and nurse 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
