Sharing our knowledge
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Sharing our knowledge

Matt Griffiths Visiting professor of prescribing and medicines management, Birmingham City University

Are there any plans to allow nurse prescribers to mentor trainees in the process?

There are more than 70,000 nurse prescribers in the UK, many of whom have years of experience that should be shared with trainee prescribers. In November, the General Pharmaceutical Council launched a consultation on whether pharmacist independent prescribers (PIPs) should be able to mentor trainee PIPs. This discussion, which closes on 1 February, should be expanded to our own and other professional groups, because we could all gain so much from each other.

Nursing Standard. 31, 22, 28-28. doi: 10.7748/ns.31.22.28.s25

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