Education & Events
Prescriptions & Prescribing Explained - 2 Half Days
Event Summary
This live-online, instructor led session is suitable for non-clinical staff  dealing with prescriptions on a regular or ad hoc basis.
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Log into Zoom 09:15 sessions run 09:30 to 12:30
This is a two day course:
- Wednesday 21Â April 2027
- Wednesday 28 April 2027
You are required to attend both days to be eligible for your certificate of attendance. Please ensure you are able to attend on both dates before you book the course.
Introduction
This live-online, instructor led session is suitable for non-clinical staff dealing with prescriptions on a regular or ad hoc basis.
Aims and Objectives
The Prescription & Prescribing Explained course will help delegates to ensure that their role contributes to the safe, efficient and cost-effective running of the general practice prescribing process.
The objectives of the course are to enable delegates to be able to:
- understand how medicines are developedÂ
- understand the terms generic, brand and branded generic and their use
- recognise the classification of medicines
- recognise medicine and prescription terminology and abbreviations
- recognise legal aspects of prescribingÂ
- identify the journey of a prescriptionÂ
- understand the role of the Medicines Management Team
- understand the role of the general practice prescription clerk/administrator and the responsibilities and limitations of the role.
Course outline
- Drug development and naming of drugs
- Drug classifications
- Prescription Content
- Safety and Security of Prescriptions
- Cost of prescriptions
- Drug Wastage & Synchronisation of prescriptionsÂ
- Journey of a prescription
- Errors
- The role of the prescription clerkÂ
Previous Delegate Feedback
"Working in groups, having booklet/written material before the session to read over"Â
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Event Speakers & Trainers
Alison has a BSc. Hons degree in Physiology and Pharmacology and has almost 30 years’ experience as an associate trainer. Married with a grown up daughter, when she is not training she can usually be found in a muddy field or forest with her spaniels.
Price List
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Name |
Description |
Price (Inc VAT) |
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All GPs and members of staff working within GP practices in Wessex LMCs’ catchment area |
This option is for everyone working in a GP practice in Wessex LMC's catchment area, that does not fit into one of the other options on offer. |
£270.00 |
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Non Members |
This is the cost if you are not working in a practice in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area. | £540.00 |
Waiting List
Please be advised there are spaces available on this course unless it states otherwise. If a course is full you will be given the option to book on the waiting list. If you are on the waiting list and a place becomes available, you will be notified automatically via email, you do NOT need to contact Wessex LMCs.
Cancellations
Please note cancellations two weeks prior to the event will not be refundable, however you are very welcome to substitute another delegate to attend the course to prevent your practice missing out on the training. Any admissible cancellations will incur an administration fee of £15 if the event fee is £100 or over and £10 if the event fee is £99 or under..
Attendance Details
In certain circumstances, we will share details of attendance or non-attendance with the person who booked and/or funded this course for the delegate. If you have any objection to your attendance status being shared, please can you contact Louise Greenwood (Wessex LMCs Director of Education & Training) at least 48 hours before the start of the training at louise.greenwood@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Sponsorship
This event may be sponsored so companies have the opportunity to promote their product(s) at the start of the meeting. No sponsors have been involved in the selection of speakers, agenda items, or any other matters relating to this training. Your name and practice will be shared with the sponsor representative, but not your email address.
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