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1. "Nurse" encompasses all nurses, including mental health nurses, district nurses, community nurses, health visitors, children's nurses, general practice nurses, school nurses- it also encompasses midwives.
2. For definitions of independent and supplementary prescribers, see Box 1 page 6.
3. As AHP prescribing courses only commenced in autumn 2007, there were no data at the time this strategy was being developed on how well AHP prescribing services are being assimilated within NHS boards.
4. For distance learning programmes, there must be a minimum of eight face-to-face taught days (excluding assessment) plus 10 days protected learning time.
5. A Hazard Notice is a high-priority warning requiring immediate action; a Safety Action Notice is a standard-priority notice where action can be planned. For more information on these and other issues related to warnings and reporting adverse incidents, see: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/1095/0024782.pdf
6. Due to as-yet limited availability of electronic patient records, these data are currently only available for primary care services.
7. The Emergency Care Summary provides health care professionals with basic information about patients who need urgent medical care outwith GP practice hours. The information is culled from GP records and stored electronically.

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