Nurse Prescribing Resources

Sue Ridout traces the introduction of nurse prescribing policy and practice.
Sue Ridout SRN, NDN Dip, BSc (Hons) Community Health Nursing, ENB Higher Award is a Nurse Practitioner and District Nursing Team Leader at Harborne Medical Practice, Birmingham.
Article accepted for publication June 2001.

To help us celebrate 25 years of the Journal of Community Nursing we asked the Director of the Queen’s Nursing Institute, Jo Hesketh, to reflect on the last quarter of a century from a community nurses’ viewpoint.
Jo Hesketh RGN, MSCLLB 1, is Director of the Queen’s Nursing Institute, London. Article accepted for publication May 2002.

Topics:  Professionalism

In the first of a series of articles looking at nurse prescribing, Anne Baird plots the recent history of nurse prescribing and the possibilities for the future.
Anne Baird RGN, MA (Nurse Practitioner), Extended Formulary Nurse Prescriber, Nurse Practitioner, Abbey Lane Surgery, Sheffield. Article accepted for publication: February 2003

Topics:  Training issues

Dr Molly Courtenay and Matthew Griffiths present an overview of the most up-to-date legislation and training requirements for nurse prescribers.
Dr Molly Courtenay PhD, MSc, BSc, RNT, RGN is a Lecturer at University of Southampton. Matthew Griffiths RGN, A&E Cert, FAETC, is a Senior Lecturer at Homerton College, Cambridge.
Article accepted for publication: September 2003

Anne Baird describes the development of non-medical prescribing practices to date
Anne Baird RGN, ASI (Practice Nursing), MA (Nurse Practitioner) at Porter Brock Medical Centre, Sheffield Article accepted for publication January 2004

Dr Molly Courtenay and Matt Griffiths provide an update on the progress of non-medical prescribing. Dr Molly Courtenay, PhD, MSc, BSc, Cert Ed, RNT, RGN is Reader in Prescribing and Medicines Management, School of Health & Social Care, Reading University, and Prescribing Adviser at the RCN.
Matt Griffiths, RGN, A&E Cert, FAETC is a Senior Charge Nurse, Peterborough Walk-in Centre, Peterborough and Prescribing Adviser at the RCN. Article accepted for publication: June 2004

Polly Buchanan explores some of the issues surrounding prescribing in practice. Polly Buchanan BSc (Hons), RGN, RM, Dip N. is a Consultant Nurse for Galderma UK. Article accepted for publication: May 2004

Diana Warner gives an overview of the theory underpinning nurse prescribing.
Diana Warner BA (Hons), Dip HE, BSc (Hons). Specialist Practitioner District Nursing. Article accepted for publication: August 2004

Topics:  Legislation

Dr Molly Courtenay gives an overview to changes to the nurse prescribing.
Dr Molly Courtenay PhD, MSc, BSc, Cert Ed, RGN, RNT is Reader in prescribing & medicines management, Reading University & RCN Joint Prescribing Advisor.
Article accepted for publication: December 2005

Dr Molly Courtenay & Matt Griffiths give an overview of supplementary prescribing and beyond.Dr Molly Courtenay PhD, MSc, CertEd, BSc, RGN is Reader Prescribing & Medicines Management, School of Health & Social Care, Reading University.

Matt Griffiths RGN, BA (Hons), FAETC, NISP is Joint Prescribing Adviser, Royal College of Nursing & Senior Charge Nurse, Peterborough Walk-In Centre.
Article accepted for publication: February 2006