Trounce’s Independent Prescribing in Contemporary Healthcare, 1st Edition

Independent prescribing is now central to modern healthcare practice, with nurses, allied health professionals, and pharmacists increasingly responsible for complex prescribing decisions. Trounce’s Independent Prescribing in Contemporary Healthcare provides students with a comprehensive, practice-focused approach, bringing together clinical reasoning, patient-centred decision-making, and competency-based practice to support safe, real-world prescribing.

Grounded in the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Prescribing Competency Framework and aligned with Nursing and Midwifery Council standards, this practical guide supports prescribers and students across the full decision-making process—from patient assessment and consultation through to treatment selection, monitoring, and evaluation. At its core, this book emphasises that effective prescribing is not just about medicines, but about understanding the patient. It develops the clinical assessment, consultation, and shared decision-making skills required to deliver safe, personalised care.