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== The History of Injection Therapy and Physiotherapy<br> == | == The History of Injection Therapy and Physiotherapy<br> == | ||
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Revision as of 13:34, 12 October 2011
This page has been created as part of the Queen Margaret University project on current and emerging roles in contemporary physiotherapy practice
Past[edit | edit source]
The History of Injection Therapy and Physiotherapy
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Present[edit | edit source]
Injection Therapy
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Current Prescribing Rights[edit | edit source]
Supplementary Prescribing[edit | edit source]
Definition[edit | edit source]
"Voluntary prescribing partnership between an independent prescriber (doctor) and supplementary prescriber (pharmacist, nurse, physiotherapist, etc) to implement an agreed patient-specific Clinical Management Plan with the patient's agreement" [1]
Medicine Act 1968[edit | edit source]
Classes Offered[edit | edit source]
Supplementary prescribing classes involve at least 26 days in the classroom, and 12 days in practice with a designated medical practitioner [1]
Limitations of Current Prescribing Rights[edit | edit source]
Consultation[edit | edit source]
Future[edit | edit source]
Autonomous Practice[edit | edit source]
Independent Prescribing[edit | edit source]
Definition[edit | edit source]
Classes Offered[edit | edit source]
Likewise, Independent prescribing classes involve at least 26 days in the classroom, and about 12 days in practice with a designated medical practitioner [1]