Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Nursing & Allied Health
Non-Medical Prescribing: HCPC registration
Suitable for Allied Health Professionals aiming to attain the prescribing dual qualification; Independent and Supplementary Prescribing.
Course overview
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Part Time -
6 months -
September 2026, January 2027 -
City Campus, MS Teams -
10:00-15:00 -
£2,000*
*NHS Funding is available.
The N-MP module is 40 credits offered at Level 7 (Masters).
The programme will cover the key areas of competency required by the HCPC and set out in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society document (RPS 2021) A Competency Framework for all Prescribers. By the end of the programme the student must be able to evidence and/or demonstrate competency in the following areas:
- Assess the patient
- Identify evidence-based treatment options available for clinical decision
- Present options and reach a shared decision
- Prescribe
- Provide information
- Monitor and review
- Prescribe safely
- Prescribe professionally
- Improve prescribing practice
- Prescribe as part of a team
The length of study is six months with 26 days of taught sessions and 12 days (90 hours) in practice.
Delivered via a blended approach that includes online teaching and learning, digital learning and on campus sessions. We therefore require you to have access and the ability to MS Teams. We do not yet have confirmed timetables for September 2026 and January 2027, please see current cohorts for an example of how the module runs.
