Summary
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is leading on proposed changes to the UK Human Medicine Regulations 2012 to extend the medicines responsibilities of paramedics, physiotherapists, operating department practitioners and diagnostic radiographers
Consultation description
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has been working with the Department of Health in NI, along with NHS England (NHSE) and other devolved governments for a number of years, to consider how to facilitate the extension of medicines responsibilities (prescribing, supply or administration of medicines) for regulated non-medical healthcare professionals to support patient access to medicines and alleviate pressure on the NHS.
The UK government, with the Minister of Health in Northern Ireland, is seeking views on these proposals, with a 12-week UK-wide public consultation on the development of legislative proposals to amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 (HMRs) to extend the medicines responsibilities of paramedics, physiotherapists and operating department practitioners, and to enable diagnostic radiographers working at an advanced, enhanced and consultant level to train to become independent prescribers for medicines within their scope of practice.
Link to Consultation Documents
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.