Contributors; Preface; 1. The development of nurse prescribing: an overview Molly Courtenay; 2. Legal and professional accountability for nurse prescribing Breda Gibson; 3. Ethical issues in nurse prescribing Paul Cain; 4. Clinical diagnosis and management for the nurse prescriber Chris Derrett; 5. Current issues in nurse prescribing: a pharmacist's perspective Beth Taylor and Laraine Clarke; 6. Nurse prescribing: an evaluation of an implementation programme within one health authority and two community healthcare trusts Cynthia Thornton; Index.