Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Research and Practice

Results are presented from an audit of mental health nurses (MHNs) who
have undertaken training in order to practise as supplementary prescribers
as part of an evaluation of the development of non-medical prescribing
(NMP) across South West Yorkshire Mental Health Trust (SWYMHT).
Quantitative (demographics) and qualitative (open-ended statements)
results derived from a questionnaire survey are analysed and compared to
the national picture. Implications for the governance arrangements which
need to be in place for the further development of non-medical prescribing
in mental health care, both for the Trust and nationally, are suggested.