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Table 1 Demographic Details

From: An overiew of non medical prescribing across one strategic health authority: a questionnaire survey

 

n = number of responses

% of total sample

Job Title

 

Specialist nurses (clinical nurse specialists, specialist nurse practitioners, nurse clinician, paediatric specialist nurse)

254

28.8

Community Nurses (community matron, children’s community nurse, health visitor, district nurse, school nurse)

201

22.8

General practice nurses (practice nurses and nurse practitioners)

150

17.0

Senior clinical nurses (nurse consultant, lead nurse, ward manager, sister, charge nurse, team leader, modern matron)

120

13.6

Mental Health Nurses(community psychiatric nurse, primary care link worker, liaison nurse, clinical co-ordinator)

54

6.1

Pharmacists (team leader/manager, senior clinical pharmacist, senior pharmacist (care homes, elderly, transplant), education and training pharmacist, community pharmacist, practice support pharmacist)

36

4.1

Nurse Managers (Director of nursing, service lead, information manager)

33

3.7

Allied Health Professionals (clinical specialist physiotherapist (chronic pain, elderly), podiatric diabetes specialist, clinic radiographer) & Optometrist

9

1.0

Others nurses (practice development, education, research)

14

1.6

Geographical location

 

Essex

307

34.8

Norfolk

161

18.2

Cambridgeshire

142

16.1

Suffolk

119

13.5

Hertfordshire

76

8.6

Bedfordshire

65

7.4

Employer

 

Primary care Trust (incl community trust and other provider services)

406

46.0

Acute Trust

276

31.3

General Practice

112

12.7

Mental Health

64

7.2

Others (including prisons)

8

0.9

Care setting

 

Primary care (including intermediate care)

503

57.0

Secondary Care (including tertiary care)

240

27.2

Primary and Secondary Care

65

7.4

Mental Health (including learning disabilities, & prisons)

53

6.0

Prescribing qualification

  

Nurse Independent Supplementary Prescriber(NISP)

590

66.8

Community Practitioner Prescriber (CP)

198

22.4

Pharmacist Independent Supplementary Prescriber & Pharmacist Supplementary Prescriber (PISP)

35

4.0

Other prescribing qualifications (Physiotherapist, Podiatrist or Radiographer Supplementary Prescriber, Optometrist Independent Supplementary Prescriber)

8

0.9

Years qualified as a prescriber

  

< 1 year

50

5.7

1-3 years

257

29.1

3-5 years

223

25.3

> 5 years

287

32.5

Experience in area of practice before becoming prescriber

  

< 1 year

93

10.5

1-2 years

43

4.9

2-5 years

153

17.3

> 5 years

522

59.1

Highest level of educational attainment

  

Certificate

62

7.0

Diploma

156

17.7

Degree

441

49.9

Higher Degree (Masters or PhD)

191

21.6

Level of specialist training before prescribing programme

  

Diploma module

74

8.4

Degree module

156

17.7

Masters module

44

5.0

Degree and/or masters module plus study days &/or other training

241

27.3

Accredited study days & other training (e.g. conference/drug company)

76

8.6

No specialist training

216

24.5

  1. Percents do not add to 100% in each category as some participants did not complete every question.