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Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (A to G)

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Different staff groups have different permissions with respect to medicines supply and administration and it is important to ensure legislation is followed.

This article forms part of a series
  1. Legal mechanisms to supply and administer medicines to individuals
    1. Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (A to G)
    2. Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (H to O)
    3. Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (P to Z)

Contents

  1. How to use this page
  2. Essential reading
  3. Mechanisms by professional group
    1. Anaesthesia associate
    2. Art therapist
    3. Biomedical scientist
    4. Chiropodist and podiatrist
    5. Chiropractor
    6. Clinical scientist
    7. Dental hygienist
    8. Dental nurse
    9. Dental therapist
    10. Dentist
    11. Dietitian
    12. Dispensing optician
    13. Doctor
    14. Foundation trainee pharmacist
  5. 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 (SPS page) and Medicine administration by registered and non-registered staff (SPS page).

Mechanisms by professional group

Anaesthesia associates are now known as physician assistants in anaesthesia, see Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (P to Z) (SPS page).

What they can do

Art therapists currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

What they can do

Biomedical scientists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:

What they cannot do

The group cannot:

What they can do

Chiropodists and podiatrists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:

What they can do

Chiropractors registered with the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

What they can do

Clinical scientists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

What they can do

Dental hygienists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

What they can do

Dental nurses registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot

What they can do

Dental therapists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

What they can do

Dentists registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

 

What they can do

Dietitians registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) can:

What they can do

Dispensing opticians registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

What they can do

Doctors registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

Provisionally registered doctor (foundation year 1) see Supply and administration of medicines by staff group (P to Z) (SPS page)

What they can do

Foundation trainee pharmacists registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) can:

What they cannot do

This group cannot:

Update history

  1. Republished
  2. Amended due to legislation changes to HMR 2012
  1. Revised nomenclature, changed anaesthesia associate to physician assistant in anaesthesia and new link added.
  1. Fixed links
  1. Revised anaesthesia associates and physician associates in line with GMC regulation process
  1. Amended due to legislation change to HMR 2012
  1. Article series format review
  1. Published