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 -
January 25, September 25 -
Blended learning -
Level 7 - £2000 / Subject to eligibility WDF (NHS) funding may be 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.
