Registrants (nurses, midwives, and nursing associates) must only supply and administer #medicines under recognized legal frameworks. The processes that are acceptable include:

✅ Patient Medicines Administration Record (MAR)
Example:
In a care home, a nurse administers paracetamol 500 mg four times a day to Mrs. Smith. The prescription is written by the GP and transcribed onto a MAR chart, which the nurse signs each time the dose is given.

🩺 Used in: Care homes, community nursing, domiciliary care
🧾 MAR chart = legal record of administration.

✅ Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Example:
In a walk-in clinic, a nurse gives a flu vaccine to patients under a PGD authorised by the NHS Trust. The PGD outlines which patients are eligible (e.g., over 65, pregnant women) and what to do if complications occur.

🩺 Used in: Immunisations, emergency contraception, minor ailments
📃 PGD = Legal written instruction for groups of patients.

✅ Medicines Act Exemption
Example:
A midwife administers Vitamin K injection to a newborn without a prescription under a statutory exemption in the Medicines Act 1968.

🩺 Used by: Midwives, paramedics, optometrists (under specific rules)
⚖️ Allows giving certain medicines in specific settings.