Contact Hours : (140)
108 hours Presentations and lectures
8 hours Discussion and group work
6 hours Personal formulary formation
16 hours Directed study
2 hours OSCE and examinations

Independent Study Hours: (160)
80 hours Reading and study
40 hours Portfolio development
40 hours Assignment preparation

Additional 78 hours clinical practice

Policies and procedures of supplementary prescribing. Construction of clinical management plans. Consultation, decision making, therapy and referral. Influences on and psychology of prescribing. Prescribing in a team context. Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics and the effects of co-morbidity. Evidence based practice and clinical governance in relation to prescribing. Legal, policy and ethical aspects. Professional accountability and responsibility. Prescribing in the public health context. Drug licensing, monitoring procedures and reporting adverse drug reactions. Cost effective prescribing. Record keeping.

a) Personal portfolio of prescribing development; word limit 6000: module mark weighting 100%; fulfilment of learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
b) Exam - written examination one hour in length inclusive of reading time, which includes multiple choice question paper and short answers with a pass mark of 80% pass or fail. Module mark weighting 0%. Fulfilment of learning outcomes 3, 4, 5, 6
c) OSCE exam 30mins which includes consultation skills, drug calculations and prescription writing. Fulfilment of learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 pass or fail.
d) Completion of period of clinical prescribing preparation with assessment in prescribing competencies identified within the clinical prescribing preparation handbook; module mark weighting pass/fail; fulfilment of all the learning outcomes
e) Numeracy test 30 minutes, pass mark 100% pass or fail. Fulfilment of learning outcome 8

all individual elements of the assessment process must be passed to successfully complete the module

If any evidence of unsafe and/or dangerous practice is recognised in any part of the assessment process, this will mean an automatic fail of that individual element.

Formative Assessment / Feedback:
PBL presentation, seminar presenation, tutorials

Coben, D. Atere-Roberts, E. (2005) Calculations for Nursing and Healthcare. New York, Palgrave Macmillan
Galbraith, A. Bullock, S. Manias, E. Hunt, B. Richards, A.(2007) Fundamentals of Pharmacology An Applied Approach for Nursing and Health; London, Addison Wesley Longman Limited
Green, R. J. and Harris, N. D. (2008) Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists. 3rd Edition. London, Pharmaceutical Press

Access to a period of 78 hours facilitated clinical prescribing preparation with recognised/appropriate prescriber.
Specialist visiting lecturers
Library
IT resources

All entrants to the programme must meet all the following requirements:
1. Be registered with the Health Professionals Council in one of the relevant Allied Health Professions,
2. Be professionally practising in an environment where there is an identified need for the individual to regularly use supplementary prescribing,
3. Be able to demonstrate support from their employer/sponsor including confirmation that the entrant will have appropriate supervised practice in the clinical area in which they are expected to prescribe,
4. Have an approved medical practitioner, normally recognised by the employing/Health service commissioning organisation a) as having experience in a relevant field of practice, b) training and experience in the supervision, support and assessment of trainees, c) who has agreed to;
- provide the student with opportunities to develop competencies in prescribing
- supervise, support and assess the student during their clinical placement,
5. Must have at least 3 years relevant post-qualification experience and able to study at
academic level 3.