 |
|
||||
 |
 |
South Wales Nurse Prescribing PolicyPRESCRIBING BY COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS, PROCEDURE AND BEST PRACTICE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT – SOUTH WALES REGION
This documentation has been produced in partnership with Cardiff and Vale, Pontypridd and Rhondda, North Glamorgan, and Bro Morgannwg NHS Trusts and Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil , Bridgend, Neath and Port Talbot, Newport, Torfaen, Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire Local Health Boards, South East Wales NHS Business Services Centre and Higher Education Institutes. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION and PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT ……………………..1 PRESCRIBING BY COMMUNITY PRACTITIONERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION SUPPORT AND MONITORING………………………………………………..….2 · Peer Support Group · Support within General Practice · Monitoring of prescribing · Clinical Governance · Drug Information Support · Community Pharmacist links PRESCRIPTION PAD AND PRESCRIPTION WRITING……………………….3 · Prescription pad/form · Prescription writing · Information required on the prescription · Choice of item to be prescribed · Quality and duration RECORD KEEPING………..……………………………………………………….4 · Standards of records · Access to GP records · Recording of nurse prescriptions in General practice records · Copy/Carbonated copy of the prescription · Steps to be taken by nurse prescriber when writing and recording a prescription · What should be included in the record? SECURITY AND SAFE HANDLING…………………..…………………………..6 STOLEN OR LOST WP10CN/PN PAD/FORMS PROCEDURE……………….7 ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING & HAZARD NOTICES…………………………………………………………………………….8 LEGAL LIABILITY…………………………………………………………………...8 DISPENSING DOCTORS……………………………………………………………………………8 SUMMARY OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES………………………………………………………………8 · Trust responsibilities · Local Health Board responsibilities · Nurse Prescriber responsibilities · Responsibilities of General Practitioners · Additional employer responsibilities for GPs · Procedure for distribution and destruction Appendix 1 : Registration of a nurse prescriber……………………………….12 Appendix 2 : Ordering of nurse prescriber prescription pads………………..13 Appendix 3A : Form A1…………………………………………………………...14 Appendix 3B : Form A2 …………………………………………………………..15 Appendix 4 : Record of issue/return of prescription pads……………………16 Appendix 5 : Competency Toolkit………………………………………………17 Appendix 6 : Sample of carbonated prescription….…………………………..31 Contacts 7..……………………………………………………………………….32 Trust/LHB Nurse Directors Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust Pontypridd & Rhondda NHS Trust 71 Quarella Road Dewi Sant Hospital Bridgend CF31 1YE Pontypridd CF37 1LB Nurse Director (acting) Nurse Director Vicky Franklyn Peter Leonard Signature……………… Signature…………………… Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust North Glamorgan NHS Trust UHW, Heath Park Prince Charles Hospital Cardiff CF14 4XW Merthyr Tydfil CF47 9DT Nurst Director Nurse Director Sue Gregory Ruth Walker Signature………………… Signature………………..,,.. LHBs Merthyr Tydfil LHB Cardiff LHB Vale of Glamorgan LHB Units 2A & 4A Trenewydd 2 Stanwell Road Pentrebach Business Centre Fairwater Road Penarth Triangle Business Park, Pentrebach Llandaff Vale of Glamorgan Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4TQ Cardiff CF5 2LD CF64 2AA ND Maria Thomas ND – Jenny Theed ND – Signature…………………….. Signature…………… Signature…………….. Rhondda Cynon Taff LHB Bridgend LHB Neath & Port Talbot LHB Unit 3 North Court, David St Suite A, Britannic House Navigation park Bridgend Ind. Est. Llandarcy, Neath Abercynon Bridgend SA10 6JQ CF45 45N CF31 3TP ND Lynda Williams ND – Sue Morgan ND – Judith Hill Signature…………………….. Signature…………… Signature…………….. Caerphilly LHB Blaenau Gwent LHB Newport LHB Unit 1 Anvil Court Victoria House Newbridge Gateway Church Street 1360140 Corporation Road Abertillery Newport Bridge street NP13 1DB NP19 0BH Newbridge NP11 5GH ND Chrissie Hayes ND – Bobby Bolt ND – Emrys Elias Signature…………………….. Signature…………… Signature…………….. Torfaen LHB Monmouthshire Local Health Board Block C Singleton Court Mamhilad House Business park Mamhilad Park Est., Wonastow Road Pontypool NP4 0YP Monmouth NP19 5JA ND Vicky Warner ND – Julie Thomas Signature…………………….. Signature………………….
Last updated: 12/11/2007 |
|