Government proposes expanding who can prescribe 'low-risk' drugs

摘要

The government said it will introduce legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals in the NHS to prescribe "low-risk" medicines. The proposed legislation was included in the 2019 Queen's Speech, delivered on 14 October 2019, and government briefing notes on the speech that say a new Medicines and Medical Devices Bill would enable the "government to increase the range of professions able to prescribe low-risk medicines to make the most effective use of the NHS workforce".