Nurses’ plan to prescribe under supervision too risky, doctors warn
But the AMA and RACGP say the proposals are not good enough.
Proposals to let registered nurses prescribe under supervision could put GPs at risk of lawsuits and higher indemnity premiums, the AMA is warning.
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has been looking at possibilities for nurse prescribing for almost a decade and is finally readying a proposal for state and territory health ministers to assess.
Its latest consultation paper suggests nurses with extra training could prescribe under what it calls designated or supervised prescribing.
It then asks for feedback on whether S8 medicines should be included and whether nurse prescribing should be restricted to general practices and public health services to start.
