Through a dedicated web group many of my fellow supplementary prescribing pharmacists exchange information.The number one topic at the moment is independent prescribing and there is great concern over the time scale of implementation.For nurses the mechanism was in place at the same time as the legal issues were resolved in May.However,pharmacists must wait for a date yet to be fixed sometime later this year.There is also deep concern at the lack of transparency of the process and although the bodies involved are known,the key individuals are not,nor is it clear if any supplementary prescribers are actively involved with the process.
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