Promoting excellence, governance and innovation in prescribing education.

Sunter, Matthew; Wood, Alison; Bell, Suzanne

Abstract

The Scottish Prescribing Programmes Leads Network (SPPLN) was first developed several years ago to support the strategic direction of Scottish higher education institutions (HEIs) relating to health professionals undertaking prescribing education programmes. The network promotes a process that is high-quality and consistent across learning, teaching and assessment curriculum in post-registration nursing, midwifery and allied health (NMAHP) prescribing programmes. This preserves Scottish HEI teams' governance and ensures that the national approach and provision is of a One Scotland voice. This is pertinent in the evolving and challenging context of higher education, as staff obtain programme leader roles and require support to develop and progress programmes in line with requirements of professional, statutory and regulatory bodies (PSRB); these prescribing programmes have smaller intakes than preregistration student numbers but they have high stakes in terms of patient safety responsibilities.

Citation

SUNTER, M., WOOD, A. and BELL, S. 2023. Promoting excellence, governance and innovation in prescribing education. British journal of nursing [online], 32(22), pages 1104-1105. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.22.1104

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 7, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Dec 7, 2023
• Publication Date: Dec 7, 2023
• Deposit Date: Dec 12, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 8, 2024
• Journal: British journal of nursing
• Print ISSN: 0966-0461
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2819
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 22
• Pages: 1104-1105
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.22.1104
• Keywords: Scottish Prescribing Programmes Leads Network (SPPLN); Higher education institutions (HEIs); Health professionals; Prescribing education programmes; NHS; Scotland
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2174033