2017, issue 6

Remote prescribing and delegation

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
ByRupert Hoppenbrouwers
Published10 February 2017
Involving another member of staff in your prescribing carries with it specific risks and responsibilities. How up-to-date is your knowledge?

The prescriber should not only assess the individual patient, but also be trained in the use of the particular POM in order to assess the patient's suitability for the treatment

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Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
Senior dento-legal adviser

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers (BDS LDSRCS) was head of the DDU until his retirement at the end of 2015. He is a former general dental practitioner and was director of the School of Dental Hygiene at University College Hospital, London, from 1980 to 1986. He has lectured and written widely on risk management and dento-legal matters, has previously chaired the UK Dental Law and Ethics Forum, and has a particular interest in complex ethical and legal issues affecting dental members

Remote prescribing and delegation