What can a community practitioner nurse prescriber prescribe?
Community practitioner nurse prescribers (formerly district nurse and health visitor prescribers) can prescribe from the Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary for Community Practitioners (formerly the Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary for District Nurses and Health Visitors). This formulary includes dressings, appliances and a limited number of medicines relevant to community nursing and specialist community public health nursing practice. The formulary can be found at the back of the BNF or at BNF.org – Nurse Prescribers’ Formulary for Community Practitioners.