Contents
- How to use this page
- Essential reading
- Mechanisms by professional group
- Anaesthesia Associate
- Art therapist
- Biomedical scientist
- Chiropodist and podiatrist
- Chiropractor
- Clinical scientist
- Dental hygienist
- Dental nurse
- Dental therapist
- Dentist
- Dietitian
- Dispensing optician
- Doctor
- Foundation trainee pharmacist
- Update history
How to use this page
Staff groups are listed in alphabetical order and include information on what they can and cannot legally do, with respect to medicines supply and administration.
Essential reading
This page should be read in conjunction with Legal mechanisms to supply and administer medicines to individuals and Medicine administration by registered and non-registered staff.
Mechanisms by professional group
What they can do
Anaesthesia associates are currently not registered by the General Medical Council (GMC). This group can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 Exemptions
What they can do
Art therapists currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under Schedule 19 Exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicines
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicines
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 Exemptions
What they can do
Biomedical scientists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under Schedule 19 Exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
The group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 Exemptions
What they can do
Chiropodists and podiatrists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription only if annotated as an independent prescriber or as a supplementary prescriber working under a clinical management plan
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (all stages)
- use the Schedule 17 exemptions (chiropodist and podiatrist) to administer and supply from a list of medicines (for prescription only medicines (POMs) if annotated appropriately)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
These groups cannot:
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under Schedule 17 exemptions (occupational health vaccinator)
What they can do
Chiropractors registered with the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 exemptions
What they can do
Clinical scientists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 exemptions
What they can do
Dental hygienists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD) (no controlled drugs from any schedule)
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (all stages)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
- work under relevant Schedule 17 exemptions
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
What they can do
Dental nurses registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
This group cannot
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 exemptions
What they can do
Dental therapists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD) (no controlled drugs from any schedule)
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (all stages)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
- work under relevant Schedule 17 exemptions
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
What they can do
Dentists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by another prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (all stages)
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription from the Dental Practitioners’ Formulary (for NHS funded services)
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
What they can do
Dietitians registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (all stages)
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD) (not controlled drugs)
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription if annotated as a supplementary prescriber working under a clinical management plan
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 exemptions
What they can do
Dispensing opticians registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
- work under relevant Schedule 17 exemptions (dispensing opticians)
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under Schedule 17 exemptions (occupational health vaccinator)
What they can do
Doctors registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription written by another prescriber
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (all stages)
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Provisionally registered doctor (foundation year 1) see Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (P to Z)
What they can do
Foundation trainee pharmacists registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) can:
- work under a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) written by a prescriber
- work under Schedule 19 exemptions
- work under the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines and national protocol for inactivated influenza vaccine (stages 2-4)
- work under a protocol to administer P or GSL medicine
- work under a protocol to supply a GSL medicine
What they cannot do
This group cannot:
- write a Patient Specific Direction (PSD) or prescription
- work under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
- act as clinical supervisor for the national protocols for coronavirus vaccines under Regulation 3A
- work under any Schedule 17 exemptions
Update history
- Amended due to legislation change to HMR 2012
- Article series format review
- Published