Independent prescribing by pharmacists
Published on: 29th May 2015 | Updated on: 15th March 2022
Examples of this service that have been commissioned locally are available on the Community Pharmacy England online services database.
Tools and publications which may be useful to support the commissioning of this service can be found on the Service development tools and publications hub.
Template service specification
Independent prescribing service specification
This is a draft template service specification that has not been nationally agreed and is not the final version; it may be used to inform local discussions on service development.
Related resources
Community Pharmacy England Services Case Studies Hub
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society – Prescribing competency framework (July 2016)
Presentation at the Pharmacy Show:Independent prescribing through community pharmacy – Gareth Jones & Hazel Smith (Oct 2015) (If prompted, password is: pharmacy15)
For more information on this topic please email comms.team@cpe.org.uk
