Experiences and opinions of multi-professional non-medical oncology prescribers on post-qualification training: a qualitative study.
Drug prescriptions
Education
Medical oncology
Nurses
Pharmacists
Radiology
Journal
International journal of clinical pharmacy
ISSN: 2210-7711
Titre abrégé: Int J Clin Pharm
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101554912
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
08
12
2021
accepted:
04
03
2022
pubmed:
6
4
2022
medline:
18
6
2022
entrez:
5
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Within the UK, a non-medical prescriber is a non-medical healthcare professional who has undertaken post-registration training to gain prescribing rights. Lack of post-qualification NMP training has previously been identified as a barrier to the development of oncology non-medical prescribing practice. To explore the experiences and opinions of multi-professional non-medical oncology prescribers on post-qualification training. Nine out of 30 oncology non-medical prescribers (three nurses, three pharmacists and three radiographers) from a single cancer centre in Wales, were selected from a study site NMP database using randomisation sampling within Microsoft® Excel. Participants were interviewed using a validated and piloted semi-structured interview design on the topic of post-qualification training for non-medical prescribers. Participants were invited via organisational email. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Anonymised data were thematically analysed aided by NVivo® software. Main themes identified: experience related to training, competency, support and training methods. Competency assessment methods discussed were the annual non-medical prescriber appraisal, peer review and a line manager's overarching appraisal. Support requirements identified included greater consultant input to help non-medical prescribers identify training and peer support opportunities. Organisational support was requested regarding regular study leave and governance around clinical judgement and errors. The need for regular structured in-house training related to non-medical prescriber's level of experience was identified. Development of organisation-led governance strategies and in-house training programmes will support training equity for all non-medical prescribers within the organisation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Within the UK, a non-medical prescriber is a non-medical healthcare professional who has undertaken post-registration training to gain prescribing rights. Lack of post-qualification NMP training has previously been identified as a barrier to the development of oncology non-medical prescribing practice.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
To explore the experiences and opinions of multi-professional non-medical oncology prescribers on post-qualification training.
METHOD
METHODS
Nine out of 30 oncology non-medical prescribers (three nurses, three pharmacists and three radiographers) from a single cancer centre in Wales, were selected from a study site NMP database using randomisation sampling within Microsoft® Excel. Participants were interviewed using a validated and piloted semi-structured interview design on the topic of post-qualification training for non-medical prescribers. Participants were invited via organisational email. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Anonymised data were thematically analysed aided by NVivo® software.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Main themes identified: experience related to training, competency, support and training methods. Competency assessment methods discussed were the annual non-medical prescriber appraisal, peer review and a line manager's overarching appraisal. Support requirements identified included greater consultant input to help non-medical prescribers identify training and peer support opportunities. Organisational support was requested regarding regular study leave and governance around clinical judgement and errors. The need for regular structured in-house training related to non-medical prescriber's level of experience was identified.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Development of organisation-led governance strategies and in-house training programmes will support training equity for all non-medical prescribers within the organisation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35378673
doi: 10.1007/s11096-022-01396-6
pii: 10.1007/s11096-022-01396-6
pmc: PMC9200693
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
698-708Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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