Staff Identifiers for Nurses
To set up identifiers for nurses:
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From Management Tools - Control Panel - File Maintenance, select the staff member in the usual way.
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Select the Identifier tab, select Add and complete as follows:
- NMC PIN should be entered for each nurse:
- Identifier Type, select NMC PIN.
- Organisation - Leave blank.
- Identifier Value - Enter the NMC registration number.
- NMC PIN should be entered for each nurse:
- Select OK to save.
In England and Wales, if the nurse prescriber is permitted to issue private controlled drug prescriptions, then a private controlled drug code must also be entered in Identifiers - Add - Identifier Type:
- England - The PCD code in England has the format 6AAAAA, where A is a letter.
- Wales - The IPC code in Wales has the format PNNNNNN, where N is a number.
Wales Only
In addition to the Prescribing Number all Supplementary Prescribers in Wales, nurses or pharmacists, should have a HSW registration number entered which prints on the bottom of prescriptions:
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From Management Tools - Control Panel - File Maintenance, select the staff member in the usual way.
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Select the Identifier tab, select Add and complete as follows:
- HSW registration should be entered for each Supplementary Prescriber:
- Identifier Type, select HSW registration Number.
- Organisation - Leave blank.
- Identifier Value - Enter the HSW Registration Number, usually six digits.
- HSW registration should be entered for each Supplementary Prescriber:
- Select OK to save.
in the top right corner and follow the on-screen prompts.
