- FoI Number
- 2024-771
- Subject
- Pharmacists
- Date Received
- 11/03/2025
- Request and Response
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- How many pharmacists are registered as Independent Prescribers (IP’s) in your Health Board?
13
- How does your Health Board assess if a prescriber is active or not?
Self-assessment and line manager review through annual intention to practice notification process.
- How many pharmacists are registered as active Independent Prescribers (IP’s) in your Health Board?
12
- How many pharmacist Independent Prescribers (IP’s) are actively working within each sector in your Health Board? Please specify sector and number of prescribers within each.
Sector
Number of active Pharmacist IP's
Hospital inpatient
Hospital outpatient
4
GP practices
6
Community pharmacies
2
Other (please specify sector)
0
- What therapeutic/clinical areas are pharmacist Independent Prescribers (IP’s) practising within? Please specify number of pharmacist IP’s within each therapeutic/clinical area.
Therapeutic/Clinical Area
Number of active Pharmacist IP's
Cardiovascular (hypertension, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, dyslipidaemia)
1
Common clinical conditions (respiratory tract, ENT, skin, UTI)
2
Endocrinology (thyroid dysfunction, diabetes mellitus)
1
Gastrointestinal (peptic ulcer disease, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease)
0
Musculoskeletal (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pain)
1
Neurology (Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s)
0
Oncology (general aspects, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer)
0
Psychiatry (affective disorders, anxiety and sleep, schizophrenia)
1
Respiratory (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
1
Women’s Health (HRT, menstrual, endometriosis)
0
Non-specialist (general practice across multiple sectors)
9
Other (please specify therapeutic area)
- How many pharmacists in your Heath Board are currently undertaking independent prescribing training?
1
- How many pharmacists in your Health Board are waiting to access independent prescribing training?
0
