Has the genie escaped? Health ministers uncap the bottle on nurses prescribing S4 drugs
Doctors will be expected to sign written agreements with nurses.
There is no escaping that the gathering of the country’s various health ministers last Friday carried a historical significance when it comes to health reform.
It was during the meeting that they made a collective decision to radically expand nurse prescribing next year across both S4 and S8 medications. It seems there was no consultation with doctors beforehand.
