From: An overiew of non medical prescribing across one strategic health authority: a questionnaire survey
 | n = number of responses | % of total sample |
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Job Title | Â | |
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 | Â | |
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 | Â | |
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 | Â | |
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 | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â |
< 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 | Â | Â |
< 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 | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â |
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 |