Non Medical Prescribing Update 24 June 2026

This comprehensive one-day update provides a practical and clinically relevant review for nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers, paramedics, physician associates, and other non-medical prescribers working in primary care.
Delivered by a multidisciplinary team of experienced clinicians, the day focuses on real-world prescribing scenarios, safety updates, and new national guidance.

You’ll gain updated knowledge in therapeutic areas frequently encountered in primary care, explore prescribing challenges, and review best practice in deprescribing, antimicrobial stewardship, and polypharmacy management in line with the latest clinical frameworks.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the latest national guidelines (NICE, MHRA, NHS England) to prescribing practice in primary care.

• Recognise red flags, contraindications, and key safety considerations across gynaecology, respiratory, and dermatology conditions.

• Implement best practice in transfer of care and shared care prescribing.

• Identify high-risk situations and strategies to reduce prescribing errors.

• Integrate deprescribing and polypharmacy management in older adults to improve safety and outcomes.

• Promote antimicrobial stewardship and rational prescribing of antibiotics.

• Reflect on professional accountability and governance as a non-medical prescriber.

Course Content

Transfer of Care, Deprescribing, and Over-the-Counter Prescribing

Seun Risikat (Lawal), Clinical Pharmacist, Chatfield Medical Centre

• Safe transfer of care and communication pathways

• Deprescribing in complex patients

• Guidance on over-the-counter and self-care prescribing

Managing Polypharmacy in Older Adults

Aneela Tehseen, Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice

• Medication review frameworks (STOPP/START)

• Shared decision-making and patient involvement

• Reducing harm through rational prescribing

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care

Jeshni Amblum-Almér, Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Course Director, Belmatt Healthcare Training

• UKHSA and NICE guidance

• Prescribing for sore throat, UTI, and skin infections

• Reducing resistance through stewardship principles

Avoiding Prescribing Errors

Kirsty Armstrong, Advanced Nurse Practitioner 

• Common pitfalls and high-risk drugs

• Case-based discussion on safe decision-making

• Accountability and professional responsibility

Prescribing in Gynaecology

Dr. Hayley Jenkins, GP and Women’s Health Specialist

• Abnormal uterine bleeding and prescribing considerations

• Common infections and antimicrobial guidance

Dermatology and Skin Conditions

Dr. Varun Kumar, GP and Minor Illness Specialist

• Common dermatological presentations in primary care

• Topical and systemic prescribing – when and what to use

• Management of acne, eczema, psoriasis, and infections

Asthma and Respiratory Prescribing

Ameet Gordhan, Clinical Pharmacist (Respiratory Specialist)

• Updates from GINA 2024

• MART and combination inhalers

• Stepping up/down therapy and safe prescribing

Who Should Attend

• Independent and supplementary prescribers

• Nurses, pharmacists, and paramedics working in primary care

• Clinicians requiring revalidation or annual prescribing updates

• New prescribers seeking to strengthen clinical confidence

Certification

 7Hours 
 Certificate of Completion provided
 Includes access to reference materials and recorded updates

Key Features

• Expert clinicians and pharmacists delivering interactive sessions

• Evidence-based content aligned with current guidance

• Case-based learning relevant to daily primary care practice

• Practical prescribing updates for safety and competence