Report on the Regulation of Practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Ireland

This report has been written in the context of this interest and in response to a request from the Department of Health and Children. It follows a Forum on regulatory issues that was held at the IPA in June 2001 and attended by many CAM practitioners. The Minister for Health and Children asked the Institute to build on the discussions at the Forum by preparing a report on possible options in the regulation of CAM practitioners in Ireland. The focus of the report is on regulatory and policy issues in general. It is not within the Instituteâ?Ts competence or brief to comment on more specific clinical or technical issues. Download the document here

Improving Patients' Access to Medicines: A Guide to Implementing Nurse and Pharmacist Independent Prescribing within the HPSS in Northern Ireland (PDF 704 KB)

A Guide to Implementing Nurse and Pharmacist Independent Prescribing within the HPSS in Northern Ireland

Evidence Base to Inform the Operational Arrangements for the Proposed Prescribing and Supply of Specialist Medicines

Executive Summary

Midwives and medicines

This leaflet was developed for midwives and describes midwives' role in administering and supplying medicines. It should be read in conjunction with the Nursing and Midwifery Council rules, standards and guidance. It is only available from the Local Supervising Authority Midwifery Officer at the PHA.