Non Medical Prescribing Update 9 September 2026

Live Webinar | 7 CPD Participatory Hours | Certificate of Completion

Stay Up-to-Date with the Latest Prescribing Guidance, Safety Updates and Clinical Best Practice

This comprehensive one-day Prescribing Update is designed for nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers, paramedics, physician associates, advanced clinical practitioners and other non-medical prescribers working within primary care, urgent care and community healthcare settings.

Delivered by a multidisciplinary faculty of experienced clinicians, pharmacists and prescribing specialists, this interactive course provides a practical review of current prescribing guidance, medicines optimisation, antimicrobial stewardship, deprescribing, paediatric prescribing and management of common primary care conditions.

The uodate focuses on real-world prescribing challenges, patient safety, clinical decision-making and professional accountability, helping clinicians maintain competence and confidence in prescribing practice whilst meeting continuing professional development and revalidation requirements.

Programme

Transfer of Care, Deprescribing and Over-the-Counter Prescribing Aneela Tehseen – Clinical Pharmacist in General Practice

• Safe transfer of care and communication pathways
• Shared care prescribing responsibilities
• Medicines reconciliation and reducing medication errors
• Deprescribing in complex patients
• Managing repeat prescriptions safely
• Over-the-counter prescribing guidance
• Supporting self-care and patient empowerment
• Polypharmacy and multimorbidity
• Medication review frameworks including STOPP/START criteria
• Shared decision-making and patient-centred prescribing

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care : Jeshni Amblum-Almér – Advanced Nurse Practitioner & Course Director

• UKHSA and NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidance
• Prescribing for sore throat, urinary tract infections and skin infections
• Delayed prescribing strategies
• Antimicrobial resistance and its impact on practice
• Safety-netting and follow-up advice
• Promoting responsible antibiotic prescribing

Avoiding Prescribing Errors :Aneela Tehseen

• Common prescribing pitfalls
• High-risk medicines and vulnerable patient groups
• Remote consultation prescribing risks
• Documentation and medico-legal considerations
• Case-based prescribing scenarios
• Professional accountability and governance

Paediatric Prescribing Update : Ashifa Trivedi – Paediatric Pharmacist

• Key principles of prescribing for children
• Weight-based dose calculations
• Safe prescribing in infants and children
• Common paediatric prescribing errors and how to avoid them

Dermatology and Skin Conditions : Dr Varun Kumar 

• Prescribing topical corticosteroids safely
• Management of eczema, psoriasis and acne
• Prescribing for bacterial, fungal and viral skin infections

Asthma and Respiratory Prescribing : Ameet Gordhan – Respiratory Clinical Pharmacist

• Current respiratory prescribing updates
• Asthma management in primary care
• MART and combination inhaler therapy
• Inhaler selection and optimisation
• Stepping up and stepping down treatment
• Improving adherence and inhaler technique
• Safe respiratory prescribing and monitoring

Who Should Attend?

This course is suitable for:

• Independent Prescribers
• Supplementary Prescribers
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners
• Practice Nurses
• Clinical Pharmacists
• Paramedics
• Physician Associates
• Advanced Clinical Practitioners
• Urgent Care Clinicians
• General Practice Clinicians
• Community Healthcare Professionals

Why Attend?

✔ Comprehensive prescribing update for primary care

✔ Covers current NICE, NHS England, MHRA and UKHSA guidance

✔ Dedicated paediatric prescribing session

✔ Practical case-based learning

✔ Focus on prescribing safety and risk reduction

✔ Supports annual CPD, appraisal and revalidation

✔ Delivered by expert clinicians and specialist pharmacists

✔ Applicable immediately to everyday clinical practice