Children and young people’s social prescribing: new evidence review
NHS England
NHS England launch a “Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care”
In January 2019 the National Health Service (NHS) in England launched a “Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care”, aimed at giving people more choice about – and control over – their healthcare. In terms of mental healthcare this is clearly a…
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A role for psychologists on prescription? [Part II]
Following on from A role for psychologists on prescription? … The British Psychological Society (BPS) is seeking further discussion regarding possible benefits for patients if psychologists are given the option to prescribe medication. Their new discussion document, Prescribing rights for Psychologists, is the result of a…
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A role for psychologists on prescription?
Dr Rebecca Courtney-Walker, writes in The Psychologist (March 2019 issue): “In 2016, the British Psychological Society was approached by NHS England to consider if there was a need for the further extension of prescribing and medicines supply mechanisms to include psychologists. A…
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