Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62478
Pharmacy: Training
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025
Question
Sadik Al-Hassan
Labour — North Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure a sufficient number of Designated Prescribing Practitioners to mentor all new non-medical prescribers.
Answer
Stephen KinnockNHS England is investing in training for independent prescribers, as well as initiatives to support the development and safe practice of designated prescribing practitioners (DPPs) and educational supervisors. A DPP is a healthcare professional with legal...
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