A Practical Guide To Effective Non-Medical Prescribing In Care Of The Older Adult
Tuesday 19th May 2026 | Virtual Conferenc
Prescribing for older adults presents specific and increasing challenges for non-medical prescribers, particularly in the context of frailty, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cognitive impairment and transitions of care. Non-medical prescribers are often required to balance symptom management, patient safety and quality of life while working across complex clinical environments.
This important national virtual conference provides an essential update on non-medical prescribing in care of the older adult. Through national updates and extended interactive practical case studies, the conference will support nurse prescribers, pharmacist prescribers and other non-medical prescribers to develop and maintain prescribing competence, and to strengthen effectiveness in post-qualification practice across acute care, primary care, community services and care homes.
A central theme of the conference is the role of the updated Prescribing Competency Framework in supporting safe, effective and person-centred prescribing for older adults. Sessions will explore how the framework can be applied in practice to support clinical decision-making, professional accountability and continuing professional development for non-medical prescribers working with older people.
Find out more and book: www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/nmp-older-person
Through extended case studies and practice-focused discussion, the programme will examine prescribing challenges commonly encountered in older adults, including:
- Managing pain safely and effectively in the older person
- Improving medicines optimisation for people living with frailty and multimorbidity
- Prescribing in falls prevention and reducing medicines-related risk
- Prescribing for frail older people and those at risk of delirium
- Developing the role of the non-medical prescriber across acute care, primary care, community services and care homes