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<p>Dieticians can currently supply and administer medicines using Patient Group Directions
and train to use supplementary prescribing. At present, these are deemed to be the
most appropriate medicines mechanisms for their use.</p><p>The University of Surrey
is carrying out a study which looks at the effect of dietitians and therapeutic radiographers
prescribing on patients, staff, and services. The project began in 2019 and is now
in its final phase.</p><p>The Department works with NHS England to ensure that the
prescribing responsibilities for all Allied Health Professionals, including dietitians,
are regularly reviewed and updated. Where it is deemed clinically appropriate and
necessary to extend prescribing responsibilities to Allied Health Professionals, the
Department follows an established process for making changes that ensures proposals
are safe and beneficial for patients.</p>
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