Set up Supplementary Prescribers in Vision for Wales

Supplementary prescribers in Wales (nurse or pharmacists) should have a HSW registration number entered in Vision so this is printed on the bottom of prescriptions. This is in addition to the Prescribing Number which is also printed on the prescription (on the same line as the supplementary prescriber's name).

Enter the HSW registration number from Control Panel - File Maintenance - Staff, then Edit User for a Nurse or Pharmacist who is a Supplementary Prescriber. Select Add Identifiers. In Identifier Type, select HSW Registration Number. Organisation is greyed out. In Identifier Value, enter the HSW Registration Number, the format for which is S followed by six digits.

Note also (for Wales):

• Non-SPs do not have the HSW Registration Number.
• Supplementary prescribers (SPs) in Wales are not allowed to prescribe controlled drugs.
• When printing the first nurse or supplementary prescriber prescription, you are prompted to set the Nurse/SP print profile.
• Nurses and SPs are selectable from the picklists on Therapy Add and Prescription Manager.