Brian Keighley's1 excellent article on nurse/pharmacist prescribing points out the possible dangers. There are some absurdities too.
The GMC proposes prohibiting retired doctors from writing a prescription. So retired consultant physicians will no longer be allowed to prescribe.
However, the government proposes that he will be able to get one by asking a nurse to prescribe it for him.
- © British Journal of General Practice, 2006.