News and presentations from today's conference, hearing about national updates and practical case studies. The conference will focus on how to develop and maintain prescribing competence. The conference will look at current issues and challenges for non medical prescribers in paediatrics and child health.
Nurse/non medical prescribing in paediatrics and child health
Claire Osborne
Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), Trust NMP Co-Lead, Trust ACP Project Manager & HLS Faculty Lecturer - Advanced Practice Programmes
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• current issues in prescribing for children
• the challenges of prescribing in paediatrics and child health
• developing confidence and competence in your ability to prescribe
• working to improve information and communication with children and parents on medicines
Claire spoke about the current issues and challenges of prescribing for children.
Claire opened by talking about decision making, Claire said "Decision making in children is really complex". "If we force decisions on children, we are impacting their development", "We need to think about how we can empower children to make informed decisions". "We need to take positive steps to get positive outcomes"
On prescribing Claire said "Make sure you are checking what your patients are taking - do second checking, please make sure you are thinking about error avoidance".
Claire continued by discussing Yellow cards - "If you think it, report it". "The more data we collect the more informed our decisions will be" "There is now a yellow card app you can download".
Claire brought her talk to a close by saying "Make sure you are auditing and up to date with your prescribing practice, a useful website is www.medicinesforchildren.org.uk - use the tools that are out there for you".
Supporting the development of nurse/non medical prescribing
Professor Helen Young
Executive Director of Patient Care & Service Transformation
South Central Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust
• supporting non medical prescribers: infrastructure needed to support the safe and effective development and implementation of non medical prescribing
• coordinating, planning and designing services around non medical prescribing
• non medical prescribing supporting care: services and our experience
Helen talked about Paramedics and independent prescribing in an out of hospital environment.
Helen said " Since 2018 Paramedics who have successfully completed their HCPC registration annotated to record their ability as a prescriber" "This means that paramedics are able to prescribe medicines to their patients immediately without the need to see a GP"
EXTENDED SESSION: Managing paediatric pain
Nathan Griffiths
Children’s Consultant Nurse
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust
• pain management competencies
• developing your skills in providing a more effective pain management plan
• key principles in the assessment of pain
• ensuring a holistic patient focused approach
• nurse/non medical prescribing for pain: critical issues
Whilst discussing managing paediatric pain Nathan said "Think about what else you can do to help apart from prescribing". "Sometimes overuse of ibuprofen and paracetamol can be the cause of headaches" "One to one CBT sessions can be very effective"
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