#NMP
Non-Medical Prescribing
Find out how to become an NMP and the funding opportunities available for those working in practices and PCNs.
Also, if you are an experienced NMP, find out how to develop and become a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP).
Overview
Non- medical prescribing (NMP) is the term used to describe any prescribing completed by a healthcare professional other than a doctor or dentist.
NMP has demonstrated patient care and economic benefits. Consequently, investing in NMP is seen as ‘an investment to save’ and encouraging NMP capacity is seen as a vital upskilling priority and features as a key enabler in the planning and delivery of new care models and transforming care.
NMP training can support role and career development by enabling practitioners to take on greater responsibilities for managing patient care. NMP enhanced Patient care by supporting patients timely access to treatment with medicines, enabling choice whilst helping to reduce waiting time, reduce hospital admission and maximising the wider skills of the healthcare team
Last updated: 22/02/2022
The universities have a high demand for NMP courses, so outstanding capacity may be limited. Please contact your preferred university for further information.
Independent and supplementary prescribers
Nurses/Midwives
Pharmacists
Physiotherapists
Podiatrist
Paramedics
Optometrists
Therapeutic Radiographers
Supplementary prescribers only
Diagnostic Radiographers
Dieticians
Who is eligible for funding from GMTH?
Only colleagues who are employed in primary care are eligible for funding from the Greater Manchester Training Hub. Do you have the required amount of post-registration clinical experience?
- NMC (Nursing) registrants: registered nurse (Level 1), midwife or SCPHN, registered with the NMC for a minimum of three years prior to applying for entry to the programme, and one years’ relevant experience in the clinical field in which it is intended to prescribe.
- HCPC (Allied Health Professionals) registrants: eligibility to prescribe, three years’ relevant post-qualification experience in the clinical area in which you will be prescribing, working at advanced practitioner or equivalent level.
- Pharmacists: applicants must have at least two years’ appropriate patient-orientated experience post registration, in a relevant UK practice setting (although this is expected to be removed once Council has approved the outcome of a recent consultation).
- Optometrists: must have been practising in the UK and registered with the GOC for two full years before training to be a prescriber (this has been removed following the review of standards, but providers are note expected to be accredited to deliver courses under the new standards until September 2023 – see https://optical.org/en/news/news-and-press-releases/goc-council-approves-updated-requirements-for-independent-prescribing-categories/)
Funding is available to those interested in becoming an NMP and we can offer up to £1,500 for tuition fees. This funding has been made available by Health Education England. To support this further, we can offer an additional £1,000 to each Primary Care Network to support the growth of NMPs across Greater Manchester and this funding has been made available by Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership.
Please note: funding and spaces are limited, please contact Lorraine Wright to check availability ([email protected])
University | Contact | |
Caroline Merriman | ||
Academic Registry – CPD | ||
Anne Ashford | ||
Postgraduate and CPD Admissions Team | ||
CPD Admissions, FHSCM | ||
Teri Harding | ||
Sharon Gibson | ||
Postgraduate Admissions Officer | ||
Direct Admissions Team | ||
Administration |
List of NMP Leads and Contacts
CCG | Lead | |
Bolton | Jole Hannan | |
Bury | Salina Callighan | |
HMR | Alison Kelly | |
Manchester | Heather Bury | |
Oldham | Irene Shepherd | |
Salford | Absar Bajwa | |
Stockport | Mike Walker | |
Tameside and Glossop | Faisal Bokhari | |
Trafford | Leigh Lord | |
Wigan | Anna Swift |
How to apply
- Choose University (see University Course tab)
- Contact your NMP lead (see CCG NMP Contacts tab)
- Complete and sign the application form (requires approval by line manager, supervisor assessor and CCG NMP lead)
- *Complete pre-course numeracy assessment (CCG NMP lead will provide access)
- **Send completed application form to Lorraine Wright ([email protected]) for funding approval
- Return application form to chosen University
Designated Prescribing Practitioner
Regulatory changes in 2019 mean that experienced non-medical prescribed of any professional background can become responsible for a trainee prescriber’s period of learning in a practice similarly to Designated Medical Practitioners (DMP)
To help train safe and effective independent prescribers there is a competency framework for Designated Prescribing Practitioners.
The Health and Education Cooperative have developed a Designated Prescriber Practitioner e-learning resource, which has been funded by HEE North to support the development of DPPs, Practice Assessors, Practice Supervisors and Practice Educators.
Resources
- Health and Education Co-operative
- NMC – Useful information for prescribers
- NMC – Standards for prescribers
- RCN – Advice for NMP
- RCN- Prescribing safely under COVID-19
- RCN – prescribing in pregnancy
- RPS – Competency framework 2021
- Health and Care Professionals Council
- General Pharmaceutical Council
- BNF NMP
- BNF Online
- Medicines Complete
- Guidelines in practice
- General Optical Council