University of Greenwich, the United Kingdom
University of Greenwich| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
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| PG Cert | Distance | find out | find out | find out | find out |
Legislation datingfrom 1998, along with secondary legislation and subsequent amendments, hasenabled a wide range of health professionals to qualify as non-medicalprescribers. There is now a huge demand for non-medical prescribers and theMedway School of Pharmacy programme was selected by Health Education KentSurrey Sussex (HEKSS) as a contract provider of this qualification.
The programme covers, over a period of eight tonine contact days, communication and diagnostic skills, the legal, policy,professional and ethical aspects of prescribing, pharmacology, and patientassessment and monitoring. The programme,approved by the appropriate professional/regulatory bodies, provides a distancelearning option for qualification as a non-medical prescribing. You can take the programme as a standalonepostgraduate certificate in Independent/Supplementary Prescribing, or as onepathway into the Medicines Management programme by studying prescribing aseither the first or second year of the Medicines Management postgraduatediploma (please see the Medicines Management programme leaflet and the pathwaydiagram leaflet both available from the school).
On successfulcompletion, the school will notify the appropriate professional/regulatory bodythat you have qualified as an independent/supplementary prescriber. We alsooffer study days and short courses to help new prescribers fulfil their CPDrequirements.Nurses have the option to undertake a shortcourse in prescribing (45 credits at level 6).
The aims of the programme are:
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Chemical, Pharm. & Life Sci.
From forensic science and chemistry to pharmaceutical science and human nutrition. Whatever you choose to study you will be taught by experienced staff in state-of-the-art labs and gain important skills.
Your time at university should be enjoyable and rewarding, and it is important that it is not spoilt by unnecessary financial worries. We recommend that you spend time planning your finances, both before coming to university and while you are here. We can offer advice on living costs and budgeting, as well as on awards, allowances and loans.
Find out more about our fees and the support available to you at our:
Contact University of Greenwich to find course entry requirements.
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