V300 enables independent and supplementary prescribing for nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and some allied health professionals. It is career-defining — prescribing annotation on your professional register fundamentally changes your clinical scope.
Structure: Minimum 26 taught days + 12 days supervised practice in your clinical area. Must be completed within 2 years.
Content: Applied pharmacology, clinical assessment and diagnosis, prescribing consultation skills, governance and law, evidence-based prescribing.
Assessment: Varies by university — typically includes written examinations, portfolio of prescribing encounters, and OSCE/clinical assessment.
Eligibility: Registered professional (NMC, GPhC, or HCPC), relevant clinical experience, employer support with identified designated medical practitioner (DMP) for supervised practice.
Post-qualification: Annotated on your professional register as an independent/supplementary prescriber.
iatroX's clinical Q&A provides BNF-grounded prescribing information supporting V300 demands — pharmacology, interactions, and clinical therapeutics.