Attitudes towards, and information needs in relation to, supplementary nurse prescribing in the UK: an empirical study

Berry, Dianne C.; Courtenay, Molly; Bersellini, Elisabetta

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01258.x

Cited by 51 publications

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“…Over 80% of pharmacists 'agreed' or 'strongly agreed' that prescribing increased continuity of care and increased patient compliance/adherence. This has been found previously in studies of non-medical prescribing [8,13,16]. In this present study most pharmacists 'disagreed' or 'strongly disagreed' that pharmacist prescribing increased responsibility and accountability of a pharmacist prescriber in a negative way; this suggests that pharmacists may be confident in their abilities and eager to take on the extra responsibility associated with prescribing.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Pharmacist prescribing in Northern Ireland: a quantitative assessment

et al. 2011

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Pharmacy prescribing has yet to fully embedded in routine practice. This study has shown that the number of qualified prescribers in NI is relatively small and not all have taken up prescribing responsibilities. Well recognised barriers were reported as reasons as to why qualified prescribers were unable to use their prescribing skills. Further research should provide an in-depth understanding of pharmacy prescribing in NI and examine patients' experiences of this form of practice.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 56%

Pharmacist prescribing in Northern Ireland: a quantitative assessment

et al. 2011

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“…Thus, the study represents an advance on expert opinion papers, and adds to previous research on the views of staff [13,14] and patients [24,25] towards nurse prescribing as a policy initiative.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

A comparison of the clinical effectiveness and costs of mental health nurse supplementary prescribing and independent medical prescribing: a post-test control group study

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et al. 2010

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundSupplementary prescribing for mental health nurses was first introduced in the UK in 2003. Since then, a number of studies have reported stakeholders' perceptions of the success of the initiative. However, there has been little experimental research conducted into its effectiveness. This paper reports findings from the first known study to compare the cost and clinical impact of mental health nurse supplementary prescribing to independent medical prescribing.MethodsA post-test control group experimental design was used to compare the treatment costs, clinical outcomes and satisfaction of patients in receipt of mental health nurse supplementary prescribing with a matched group of patients in receipt of independent prescribing from consultant psychiatrists. The sample comprised 45 patients in receipt of mental health nurse supplementary prescribing for a minimum of six months and a matched group (by age, gender, diagnosis, and chronicity) of patients prescribed for by psychiatrists.ResultsThere were no significant differences between patients in the nurse supplementary prescribers' group and the independent prescribers' group in terms of medication adherence, health status, side effects, and satisfaction with overall care. Total costs per patient for service use were £803 higher for the nurse prescribers' group but this difference was not significant (95% confidence interval -£1341 to £3020).ConclusionsNo significant differences were found between the health and social outcomes of patients in the mental health nurse supplementary prescribers' group, and those prescribed for by the independent medical prescribers. The cost appraisal also showed that there was no significant difference in the costs of the two types of prescribing, although the pattern of resources used differed between patients in the two prescriber groups. The results suggest that mental health nurse supplementary prescribers can deliver similar health benefits to patients as consultant psychiatrists without any significant difference in patients' service utilisation costs.

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“…Thirty-five empirical research papers were identified: 20 relating to pharmacy [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] (Table 1 ), 15 nursing [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] (Table 2) and 3 papers that concerned both [41][42][43] (Table 3). However, several publications reported different aspects of one overall study and data set [12,13,[29][30][31]37,38].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The views of the public were identified in one nurse SP study involving a small convenience sample of the general public who had not experienced SP [28]. It was reported that the majority of participants would have confidence in a nurse prescribing for them and general rather than nurse-specific concerns were cited such as whether the correct medicine and dose had been prescribed and what side effects and interactions may occur.…”

Section: Patients' and Public's Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 98%