Allowing nurses to precribe drugs 'patient friendly'

Allowing nurses to prescribe drugs will help create a more patient-friendly health service, it was claimed today.

Wed, 26 Oct, 2005 - 16:17

Allowing nurses to prescribe drugs will help create a more patient-friendly health service, it was claimed today.

As Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney revealed that laws giving nurses the added responsibility could be in place by Christmas, the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) said the move was long overdue.

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