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Nursing and Midwifery Council (2023) Standards for prescribers.

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2021) A competency framework for all prescribers. London: RPS.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2024) Prescribing and dispensing/supply/administration by the same healthcare professional: Position statement.

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2024) Professional guidance to support prescribing and dispensing/supply/administration by the same healthcare professional.

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2022) Professional guidance: expanding prescribing scope of practice. London: RPS.

SPS: Specialist Pharmacy Service

• The NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service supports medicines optimisation across the NHS.
  

Welsh Medicines Advice Service

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2018) Professional guidance on the safe and secure handling of medicines (SSHM). London: RPS.

NHS England (2025) Medication safety management.

Scottish Government (2026) Polypharmacy Guidance: appropriate prescribing, making medicines safe, effective and sustainable 2026 – 2029. Scottish Government.

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All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) Medicines management 

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Department of Health and University of Leeds (2016) Administration of medicines in care homes (with nursing) for older people by care assistants. Evidence-based guidance for care home providers. London: DH.

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Blaber A, Morris H and Gorman J (2020) Independent prescribing for district nurses. Bridgwater: Class Publishing.

Ashelford S, Raynsford J and Taylor V (2024) Pathophysiology and pharmacology in nursing. 3rd edn. London: Sage. 

Boyd C (2022) Calculation skills for nurses. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Boyd C (2022) Medicine management skills for nurses. 2nd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Courtenay M and Griffiths M (2022) Independent and supplementary prescribing: an essential guide. 3rd edn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Davidson N (2020) Numeracy and clinical calculations for nurses. 2nd edn. Banbury: Lantern.

Deslandes P, Young S and Pitcher B (2020) Rapid medicines management for healthcare professionals. Newark: Wiley. 

Deslandes P, Pitcher B and Young S (2025) Understanding medicines management for nursing students. 2nd edn. London: Learning Matters.

Gould J and Bain H (2022) Principles and practice of nurse prescribing. London: Learning Matters.

Hill B and A Mitchell (2023) Independent and supplementary prescribing at a glance. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Lapham R (2021) Drug calculations for nurses: a step-by-step approach. 5th edn. London: Routledge. 

Rogers K and Scott W (2022) Nurses! Test yourself in essential calculation skills. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education. 

Scholefield D and Sebti A (2021) Pharmacology case studies for nurse prescribers. Keswick: M&K Update.   

Starkings S (2021) Passing calculations tests in nursing. 5th edn. London: Learning Matters.

Nuttall D and Rutt-Howard J (editors) (2020) The textbook of non-medical prescribing. 3rd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

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Journals of interest for medicines optimisation. Use these links to see details of availability.

National Institute of Health and Care Excellence: Medicines management.

• A collection of NICE publications on medicines management including guidance, advice and quality standards.
  

RCN Learn: Medicine management

• Search for courses on the topic of medicines management.
  

NHS England: Medicines optimisation dashboard

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Pharmacy guides

• A range of professional, legal, ethical and good practice guidance materials to support day to day practice, including quick reference guides and professional standards. Search this online resource library.