How to gain an IP qualification

‘There were a couple of reasons why I decided to becoming an independent prescriber,’ comments Davidson. ‘I had got to the stage in my career – 20 years qualified – where I felt I needed a fresh challenge to stop myself becoming stale. At the time I was working in a high end independent practice which was very supportive and encouraged me to do this, as we felt we would be able to offer our patients a better service.

Davidson feels the time and effort spent on the course was well worth it.

‘From a personal point of view, it increased my confidence in managing patients presenting with acute problems, and I am able to treat more cases in primary care than I would have been previously. I am now also working a day a week in an eye hospital, including work in A&E and a uveitis clinic. This role would not have been possible without the IP qualification, which was a pre-requisite for the job. Again personally I continue to learn so much from the ophthalmologists I work with.’