Can nurses employed by prisons or charitable and private organisations outside the NHS undertake prescribing training?
Yes – nurses employed outside the NHS may also apply to undertake prescribing training. Nurses employed by charitable organisations and who provide the majority of their services to NHS patients can also be considered for SHA funded prescribing training from the Multi-Professional Education and Training (MPET) levy. Other non-NHS nurses will need to identify an alternative source of funding. The NMC “Standards of proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers” is available on the NMC website.
