Prescriber
Someone with the legal power to prescribe medicine, such as a doctor or a specially trained nurse. The person who diagnosed your child may not be one.
Applies across the UK
Doctors can prescribe, and so can some nurses and pharmacists who have done extra training, sometimes called non-medical prescribers. Psychologists cannot prescribe. This matters after an ADHD ADHD ADHD is a difference in the way a child's brain works. It affects how they pay attention, how much energy they have, and how easily they act on impulse. Read the full definition of ADHD diagnosis, because medicine is usually started and adjusted by a specialist prescriber, not by whoever did the assessment. If a report says only a prescriber can make medication decisions, it means decisions about medicine sit with one of these professionals, and your child may need a separate appointment with one.
Where this comes from
- Prescriptions , NHS. Checked 2026-08-15.
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