Abstract
Several authors have previously identified the benefits of nurse prescribing in mental health care highlighting the establishment of a therapeutic relationship, empowering patients to make choices and modern ways of working. However, unlike other disciplines in nursing such as diabetes, tissue viability and respiratory care, registered mental health nurses (RMN) who have completed the non-medical independent prescribing qualification appear reluctant to prescribe. Some areas of mental health care provision such as memory clinics and substance misuse services have recognised nurse prescribing as a specialist role; however, within inpatient and community care settings the uptake of nurse prescribers actually prescribing remains low; therefore, this article will attempt to identify the possible reasons why.
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