§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, in the light of their intention to maximise the use of the skills of the medical profession and other professions, they will reconsider the extension of prescribing rights to chiropodists and podiatrists; and [HL1369]
Whether they have considered the findings of the Crown Report on the Review of the prescribing, supply and administration of medicines and what is the time-scale for consultation with interested parties on that report. [HL1370]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathConsultation on the Review of Prescribing, Supply and Administration of Medicines took place from 8 March 1999. Following this consultation, the Government have decided to implement the main recommendations of the review. This decision was announced in a press statement on 13 March 2000, copies of which are available in the Library.
As part of the implementation process, we will consider legislation as soon as parliamentary time allows to permit supplementary prescribing by other health professionals, such as pharmacists, chiropodists and podiatrists—for example for repeat prescriptions and dose adjustments—and to move to full independent prescribing subject to the successful development of supplementary prescribing.