December - Issue 12
Focus On	Pharmaceutical influences – Nurse prescribers: eyes wide open J. Davies, S. Hemingway
Journals Watch	Informing patients about treatment risks
Journals Watch	Nurse-led care for atopic eczema
Journals Watch	Nausea and vomiting
Journals Watch	The use of diazepam in palliative care
Journals Watch	Threadworms: diagnosis, prevention and treatment
Journals Watch	Chloramphenicol for eye infections
Journals Watch	Nurse prescribing and dermatology
Journals Watch	Prescribers’ relationships with pharmaceutical companies
Journals Watch	The influence of PCTs
Journals Watch	Progress and problems in non-medical prescribing
News	CSM supports extension of supplementary prescribing
News	National PGD website launched
News	MPs warned that prescribers rely on pharma support for CPD
News	Conference update: Running nurse-led clinics
News	Conference update: Nurse-led care and clinics in respiratory care
News	Nurse prescribing diabetes fact sheet published
News	Consultation: Ambulance technicians to administer Naloxone?
News	New guidance from Prodigy
November - Issue 11
Newsletter	November 2004
Focus On	Nurse prescribing and the enhancement of mental health services P.Nolan, E. Bradley, N. Carr
Focus On	Implementing nurse prescribing – the challenges M. Ring
Journals Watch	Limitations of the formulary and course
Journals Watch	Heartburn: H2 receptor antagonists
Journals Watch	Nurse prescribing and constipation
Journals Watch	Nurse prescribing in dermatology
Journals Watch	Impetigo treatments
Journals Watch	OTC treatments for colds and ‘flu
Journals Watch	Contraceptive choices
Journals Watch	Wound management materials
Journals Watch	Pharmacist supplementary prescribing for chemotherapy
Journals Watch	Pharmacist prescribers: current experiences and what the future holds
Journals Watch	Pharmacist prescribing in a computerised intensive care unit
News	NICE issues guidance on epilepsy in children and adults
News	Welsh guide to supplementary prescribing implementation published
News	MPs call for strategy over clinical areas in supplementary prescribing
News	Conference Update: ANP Annual Conference 2005
October - Issue 10
Focus On	Electronic database searching skills for nurse prescribers P. Stokes
Focus On	Monitoring skills – Asthma T. Weller
Conference Update	Section updated for remainder of 2004 and early 2005.
Journals Watch	Doctors mainly positive about supervising nurse prescribers
Journals Watch	Nurse practitioners not using their prescribing qualifications
Journals Watch	Deficits in nurses’ educational preparation for prescribing
Journals Watch	Nurse prescribers “predominantly positive” about prescribing
Journals Watch	Preparing for nurse prescribing in hospitals
Journals Watch	Benefits of Nurse Prescribing in stoma care practice
News	DH clarifies supplementary prescribing arrangements
News	Supplementary prescribing for other professionals: responses to consultation
News	Extending the formulary: responses to consultation
News	Supplementary prescribing of controlled drugs unlikely before Spring 2005
News	Nurses should urge suppliers for action on computer-generated scrips
News	MeReC briefings on diabetes
News	Nurse prescribing increases in Scotland and England
News	BNF 48 published
News	Outline curriculum for AHP supplementary prescribing training
September - Issue 9
Newsletter	September 2004
Focus On	Supplementary Prescribing in Wales A. Hinchliffe
Focus On	Basal cell carcinoma: update on management P. Buchanan
Journals Watch	Putting supplementary prescribing into practice
Journals Watch	Minimising dressing-related pain
Journals Watch	Pharmaceutical companies and nurse prescribers
Journals Watch	Literature review highlights lack of prescribing research
Journals Watch	Choosing nurse prescribing training
News	Atopic eczema guidance from NICE
News	Hypertension guideline from NICE
News	Prescribing should be part of advanced practitioner role says consultation
News	NatPaCT publishes supplementary prescribing toolkit
News	Conference announcement – November: The New Era of PGDs and Nurse Prescribing
News	Unlicensed drugs legislation for SP in 2005?
August - Issue 8
Journals Watch	Supplementary pharmacist prescribing in practice
Journals Watch	Supplementary prescribing: mental health and learning disabilities
Journals Watch	Confusion and restrictions hamper progress
Journals Watch	Wound care supplement: August
Journals Watch	Laxatives and their correct use
Journals Watch	Emergency contraception
News	NICE guidance on Type 1 diabetes
News	Medicines for children
News	Controversy over nurse prescribing progress
News	Conference announcement - November 2004: A practical guide to nurse prescribing
News	Independent nurse prescribing in drug dependency to be reviewed
News	More nurses need to prescribe in sexual health?
News	MHRA consults on electronic signatures for prescriptions
News	MeReC bulletin on constipation management
July - Issue 7
Newsletter	July 2004
Focus On...	Prescribing: the ethical dimension John Adams
Journals Watch	Nurse prescribing as a study in political influence and process
Journals Watch	Supplement. New guidance to improve asthma control: putting patients at the centre of care.
Journals Watch	Auditing wound management in primary care
Journals Watch	Current asthma guidance
Journals Watch	A guide to drug calculations
Journals Watch	An adverse incident, concordance and reflective practice
Journals Watch	Perceptions of expanded nursing roles
Journals Watch	GP contract may see nurse prescribing deliver its promise
Journals Watch	How pharma companies can target non-medical prescribers
Journals Watch	Diagnostic skills for nurse prescribers
Journals Watch	Understanding reasons for non-concordance
Journals Watch	The Working Time Directive and nurse prescribing
Journals Watch	Chronic cough treatments
Journals Watch	Confusion persists about supplementary prescribing
News	Nursing bodies say end ‘stop-start’ approach
News	Shipman inquiry supports nurse prescribing
News	RCN wants post-operative pain relief added to formulary
News	Seminar announcement: treatment options
News	Nurse prescribing in community increases
News	Hospital electronic prescribing by 2006
News	Nurse prescribers can write private prescriptions
News	Paediatric nurses ask for specialist courses
News	More AHPs can use PGDs
News	CBE for Barbara Stuttle
June - Issue 6
New Section	Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs
Journals Watch	Wound care supplement: June
Journals Watch	The supply of controlled drugs
Journals Watch	Liability and accountability
Journals Watch	Independent prescribing for pharmacists
Journals Watch	Supplementary prescribing and the GMS contract
Journals Watch	Strategic leadership needed as non-medical prescribing expands
Journals Watch	Relevance of nurse prescribing to children’s nurses
Journals Watch	Drug effectiveness and formulation
Journals Watch	How PRODIGY supports nurse prescribers
Journals Watch	Managing excess exudates
Journals Watch	Venous leg ulcers and short stretch bandages
News	Open learning programme will start in September (17/06/04)
News	Proposed changes to medicines that optometrists can supply (17/06/04)
News	NPC publishes competency framework for prescribing optometrists (17/06/04)
News	Nearly 2400 EFNPs now registered (17/06/04)
News	DH publishes updated standards and contacts for nurse prescribing (17/06/04)
News	Safety deficiencies in GP computer prescribing systems (01/06/04)
News	e-learning programme for pharmacist supplementary prescribers (01/06/04)
News	Conference announcement: A Practical Guide to Nurse Led Care and Clinics in Cardiology (01/06/04)
News	Prescribing nurses could replace SHOs in critical care units (01/06/04)
News	Children’s nurses frustrated at pace of prescribing change (01/06/04)
News	Concerns about simvastatin going OTC (01/06/04
News	Mental health nurse prescribing needs more research (01/06/04)
News	CMPs do not need physical signatures (01/06/04)
News	Independent prescribing for pharmacists to start next year (01/06/04)
News	Conference announcement: 5th National Conference for Primary Care Prescribing Advisors (01/06/04)
News	Drug Tariff now online (01/06/04)
May - Issue 5
Newsletter	May 2004
Journals Watch	Evaluating nurse prescribing
Journals Watch	Implementation: experience of a GP practice
Journals Watch	Implementation: cystic fibrosis
Journals Watch	Regulating prescribing standards
Journals Watch	Medicines and employee accountability
Journals Watch	Review of nurse prescribing progress
Journals Watch	Community nurses find nurse prescribing helpful
Journals Watch	Implementation: Macmillan nurses’ experiences
Journals Watch	Diabetes supplement
Journals Watch	Constipation
Journals Watch	Management of allergic rhinitis
News	Anxiety hampers nurse prescribing growth (17/05/04)
News	MeReC briefing on supplementary prescribing and PGDs (17/05/04)
News	Warning to health professionals about medicinal names (17/05/04)
News	Patient reporting of adverse drug reactions (17/05/04)
News	NICE recommends newer drugs for epilepsy in children (17/05/04)
News	Update to asthma guideline published (17/05/04)
News	Supplementary prescribing for other professionals? (17/05/04)
News	More computer systems seek accreditation (17/05/04)
News	Conference announcement: Governance and the policy agenda for practice nurses 05/05/04
News	Conference announcement: A practical guide to nurse prescribing 05/05/04
News	Latest figures on numbers of nurse prescribers 05/05/04
News	New prescribing publications from the NPC 05/05/04
News	MeReC publishes hay fever bulletin 05/05/04
April - Issue 4
Focus On...	Nurse Prescribing in Mental Health Care: What can the USA teach us? Stephen Hemingway, M. McAllister, K. Bailey et al...
Journals Watch	Inappropriate use of dressings
Journals Watch	Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: an introduction
Journals Watch	Update on non-medical prescribing
Journals Watch	Legal issues in nurse prescribing
Journals Watch	The US experience
News	Emergency medicines to be included in NPEF? 20/04/04
News	ANP Conference highlights 05/04/04
News	Pharmacist supplementary prescribers qualify in England 02/04/04
News	Nurses can generate computer scripts 02/04/04
News	Letter about medicinal name changes issued 02/04/04
News	Paramedics to be allowed to administer amiodarone? 02/04/04
News	Prescribing for children conference 02/04/04
March - Issue 3
Newsletter	March 2004
Focus On...	The Consultation Anne Baird
Focus On...	Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: A review of Current Intervention Strategies Caroline Emery
Journal Watch	Tissue viability supplement: February
Journal Watch	Care of malodorous wounds
Journal Watch	Choice of wound dressings
Journal Watch	Contact dermatitis
Journal Watch	Attitudes of mental health nurses to supplementary prescribing
Journal Watch	Models of prescriptive authority for mental health nurses
Journal Watch	A tool for rational prescribing in asthma
Journal Watch	Pharmacist prescribing in mental health
Journal Watch	Implementation: Supplementary prescribing in rheumatology practice
Journal Watch	Implementation: Introducing nurse prescribing in an acute hospital trust
Journal Watch	Nurses’ need for pharmacological education
Journal Watch	Nurse prescribing and the new GMS contract
Journal Watch	Reducing prescribing errors
Journal Watch	Reducing drug errors: the role of nurses and pharmacists
Journal Watch	Cost-benefit analysis of Nurse Prescribing
Journal Watch	The effectiveness of nurse prescribing
Journal Watch	Risk assessment in travel vaccination
Journal Watch	How can prescribing be measured?
News	Growth in nurse prescribing in England 22/03/04
News	Zinc paste bandages removed from DN/HV list 22/03/04
News	Additions to formulary will benefit emergency care nurses 22/03/04
News	Range of emergency POM exemptions may be extended 22/03/04
News	List of reclassified medicines 22/03/04
News	Research into pharmacists as supplementary prescribers invited 22/03/04
News	Conference announcement: Mental Health Nurse Prescribing Conference 22/03/04
News	New PRODIGY guidance issued 10/03/04
News	Welsh supplementary prescribing courses to start in April? 10/03/04
News	Outline curriculum underway for AHP supplementary prescribers 10/03/04
News	First pharmacist prescribers registered 10/03/04
News	Conference announcement: Nursing in Practice 2004 02/03/04
News	DH updates guide for extending independent nurse prescribing 02/03/04
News	Conference announcement: National Practice Nurse Conference 02/03/04
News	Distance learning course approved 02/03/04
News	BPC 2004 programme announced 02/03/04
News	Article 12 of POM Order extended 02/03/04
News	Conference announcement: Preparing for prescriptive practice - What do nurses need to know?
February - Issue 2
Focus On...	Monitoring skills: diabetes Lesley Metcalfe
Journal Watch	Wound care supplement: January
Journal Watch	Review and recall needed in asthma care
News	DH removes broad categories from NPEF (10/02/2004)
News	NICE issues guidance on foot care in Type 2 diabetes (10/02/2004)
News	Pharmacists’ advice criticized in Which? report (10/02/2004)
News	Conference announcement: Prescribing in a Changing Landscape (10/02/2004)
News	NPC develops support packages (10/02/2004)
News	Nurse prescribers need to get budget access (10/02/2004)
News	Checks needed in all medication systems (10/02/2004)
News	Conference announcement: Developing Nurses’ Roles in Emergency Care (10/02/2004)
News	CNO promotes benefits of nurse prescribing (10/02/2004)
January - Issue 1
Newsletter	January 2004
Journal Watch	Nurse prescribing and diabetes nursing
Journal Watch	Effective treatments for nicotine addiction
Journal Watch	Unresolved issues for pharmacist supplementary prescribers
Journal Watch	Support for pharmacist supplementary prescribers
Journal Watch	Conference report: PGDs and nurse prescribing
Journal Watch	Antibiotic resistance and prescribing
Journal Watch	Adverse event reporting by nurses
Journal Watch	Lower back pain
Journal Watch	Pain and wound care
Journal Watch	Amorphous hydrogel dressings and wound healing
News	Extending prescribing/PGDs to further allied health professionals? 20/01/2004
News	RPS briefing paper on supplementary prescribing 20/01/04
News	Many medicinal substance names changing 20/01/2004
News	Consultation on supplementary prescribers to prescribe unlicensed medicines 08/01/04
News	MHRA publishes views on extending the formulary 08/01/04