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Health Care (Registration) (No 4) (Jersey) Regulations 201 -

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A decision made on 13 August 2012:

Decision Reference:       MD-HSS-2012- 0026

Decision Summary Title :

Health Care (Registration) (No.4) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Date of Decision Summary:

24th July 2012

Decision Summary Author:

 

Senior Nurse – Practice Development

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Health Care (Registration) (No.4) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Date of Written Report:

2nd July 2012

Written Report Author:

Senior Nurse – Practice Development

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:   Health Care (Registration) (No.4) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

Decision(s):  The Minister approved the draft amendment ‘Health Care (Registration) (No.4) (Jersey) Regulations 201-‘ and agreed that it should be lodged in the States

Reason(s) for Decision:

To enable registered nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses to independently prescribe medications. This practice development is essential in the modernisation and reconfiguring of heath care organisations in order to deliver safe, effective and modern medicines management.

Resource Implications:

  • Education, training and manpower resources will be identified within existing budgets. Evidence within the UK and other countries where non medical prescribing is well established, is that of significant reduction in costs relating to medicine management.

Action required:

Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the draft regulations to be lodged ‘au greffe’ for debate by the States Assembly.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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