Extending Independent Nurse Prescribing within NHSScotland
LEGAL AND CLINICAL LIABILITY
Liability of employer
Where a nurse or midwife is appropriately trained and qualified and prescribes as part of their professional duties with the consent of their employer, the employer is held vicariously liable for their actions. In addition, nurse prescribers are individually and professionally accountable to the NMC for this aspect of their practice, as for any other, and must act at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Professional indemnity
All nurse and midwife prescribers should ensure that they have professional indemnity insurance, for instance by means of membership of a professional organisation or trade union.