Please note that there are a limited number of fully funded places on this course for eligible candidates employed within a Herefordshire and Worcestershire General Practice surgery.
Staff that qualify to attend funded sessions:
Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Specialists
Extended Role Practice Nurses
Practice Nurses
Nursing Associates
Nursing Partners
Nurse Dispensers
Podiatrists
Physiotherapists
Therapists
Paramedics
Taking place online on the 3rd of June from 13:00 - 17:00 (fully booked), or the 25th of June from 13:00 - 17:00.
Prescribing Updates & Regulatory Changes
- BNF & MHRA Safety Alerts –Key updates for 2025
- Latest NICE guidelines for prescribing
- Controlled drug prescribing changes: Legal and ethical implications
- Practical case discussions: How to integrate new prescribing guidance
Auditing Prescribing Practices & Clinical Governance
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Opioid prescribing
- Using audit results to improve prescribing decisions and minimise risk
Clinical Decision-Making & Polypharmacy
- Managing multi-morbidity & polypharmacy using STOPP/START criteria
- Deprescribing strategies: When and how to reduce medication burden safely
- High-risk drug interactions in elderly, renal, and liver-impaired patients
- Interactive case-based discussion: Practical prescribing scenarios
New Prescribing Rules for Weight-Loss Medications - Speaker: Rajen Patel GPHC|
- Overview of weight-loss drugs: Wegovy and Mounjaro
- New GPhC regulations for online prescribing
- Common prescribing errors: Incorrect patient selection and dosing risks
Please note that a third-party provider, Belmatt Healthcare, is running this course; your name and email address will be shared with them after booking. Please contact the Training Hub if you do not wish for your details to be shared.
For support and enquiries please email traininghub@taurushealthcare.co.uk
