Table 1.
Demographic Details
| n = number of responses | % of total sample | |
|---|---|---|
|
Job Title |
|
|
|
Specialist nurses (clinical nurse specialists, specialist nurse practitioners, nurse clinician, paediatric specialist nurse) |
254 |
28.8 |
|
Community Nurses (community matron, children’s community nurse, health visitor, district nurse, school nurse) |
201 |
22.8 |
|
General practice nurses (practice nurses and nurse practitioners) |
150 |
17.0 |
|
Senior clinical nurses (nurse consultant, lead nurse, ward manager, sister, charge nurse, team leader, modern matron) |
120 |
13.6 |
|
Mental Health Nurses(community psychiatric nurse, primary care link worker, liaison nurse, clinical co-ordinator) |
54 |
6.1 |
|
Pharmacists (team leader/manager, senior clinical pharmacist, senior pharmacist (care homes, elderly, transplant), education and training pharmacist, community pharmacist, practice support pharmacist) |
36 |
4.1 |
|
Nurse Managers (Director of nursing, service lead, information manager) |
33 |
3.7 |
|
Allied Health Professionals (clinical specialist physiotherapist (chronic pain, elderly), podiatric diabetes specialist, clinic radiographer) &Optometrist |
9 |
1.0 |
|
Others nurses (practice development, education, research) |
14 |
1.6 |
|
Geographical location |
|
|
| Essex |
307 |
34.8 |
| Norfolk |
161 |
18.2 |
| Cambridgeshire |
142 |
16.1 |
| Suffolk |
119 |
13.5 |
| Hertfordshire |
76 |
8.6 |
| Bedfordshire |
65 |
7.4 |
|
Employer |
|
|
| Primary care Trust (incl community trust and other provider services) |
406 |
46.0 |
| Acute Trust |
276 |
31.3 |
| General Practice |
112 |
12.7 |
| Mental Health |
64 |
7.2 |
| Others (including prisons) |
8 |
0.9 |
|
Care setting |
|
|
| Primary care (including intermediate care) |
503 |
57.0 |
| Secondary Care (including tertiary care) |
240 |
27.2 |
| Primary and Secondary Care |
65 |
7.4 |
| Mental Health (including learning disabilities, & prisons) |
53 |
6.0 |
|
Prescribing qualification |
|
|
| Nurse Independent Supplementary Prescriber(NISP) |
590 |
66.8 |
| Community Practitioner Prescriber (CP) |
198 |
22.4 |
| Pharmacist Independent Supplementary Prescriber & Pharmacist Supplementary Prescriber (PISP) |
35 |
4.0 |
| Other prescribing qualifications (Physiotherapist, Podiatrist or Radiographer Supplementary Prescriber, Optometrist Independent Supplementary Prescriber) |
8 |
0.9 |
|
Years qualified as a prescriber |
|
|
| < 1 year |
50 |
5.7 |
| 1-3 years |
257 |
29.1 |
| 3-5 years |
223 |
25.3 |
| > 5 years |
287 |
32.5 |
|
Experience in area of practice before becoming prescriber |
|
|
| < 1 year |
93 |
10.5 |
| 1-2 years |
43 |
4.9 |
| 2-5 years |
153 |
17.3 |
| > 5 years |
522 |
59.1 |
|
Highest level of educational attainment |
|
|
| Certificate |
62 |
7.0 |
| Diploma |
156 |
17.7 |
| Degree |
441 |
49.9 |
| Higher Degree (Masters or PhD) |
191 |
21.6 |
|
Level of specialist training before prescribing programme |
|
|
| Diploma module |
74 |
8.4 |
| Degree module |
156 |
17.7 |
| Masters module |
44 |
5.0 |
| Degree and/or masters module plus study days &/or other training |
241 |
27.3 |
| Accredited study days & other training (e.g. conference/drug company) |
76 |
8.6 |
| No specialist training | 216 | 24.5 |
Percents do not add to 100% in each category as some participants did not complete every question.