Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 16 October 2013, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBING FOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

That this House welcomes the announcement that the necessary legislative changes have been made to allow advance practice physiotherapists in England to become the first group in the world able to independently prescribe medicines without a doctor authorising their decision; notes that on completion of appropriate training physiotherapists will have similar prescribing responsibilities to those of other non-medical professionals, like nurses and pharmacists; recognises the major improvements in care this development will deliver, with patients being offered quicker and more direct access to the medicines and treatments they need; and urges hon.Members representing constituencies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to work with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the devolved administrations to facilitate the similar legislative changes required in those countries to ensure all people in the UK have equitable access to the improvements in care this will deliver.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

588 

Session

2013-14

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

Andrew George

Mike Hancock

Jim Shannon

Subjects

Health services Health professions Health education Medicine

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk