Course summary
Gain the knowledge and skills you need to prescribe safely and appropriately within your area of practice with our PGCert Non-Medical Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives. This one-year course will equip you with the competency to practise within current legislation as an independent or supplementary non-medical prescriber. Unfortunately this course is not available to international students. Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University.
Modules
Modules may include: Clinical Assessment and Decision Making in Non-Medical Prescribing (NMC); Pharmacology Principles and Practice (NMC)
Entry requirements
You should: - have a prescribing budget in place - meet specific entry requirements set by the NMC (see below) - be approved by Health Board Prescribing Lead and Clinical Manager - hold a current criminal identity check to meet specific requirements of their professional body - have identified an appropriately qualified designated medical practitioner - demonstrate ability to study at academic Level 7 - recognition of previous learning is not applicable for this programme. Part accreditation of a module, regardless of previous learning or experience, isn't possible The Nursing and Midwifery Council requires that nurses applying to undertake an independent prescribing programme must: - have at least three years’ experience as a practising nurse or specialist community public health nurse and be deemed competent by your employer to undertake the programme - of these three years, the year immediately preceding application to the programme must have been in the clinical field in which you intend to prescribe, e.g. Neonatal, mental health - part-time workers must have practised for a sufficient period to be deemed competent by their employer
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £1717 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £1717 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £1717 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £1717 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP