Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62478

Pharmacy: Training

Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Sadik Al-Hassan

LabourNorth 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 Kinnock
NHS 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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