Other relevant laws and Regulations governing the use of Medicinal Products in the UK include : Medicines Act 1968 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and associated regulations Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (consent to treatment)
As you can see there is a huge range of legislation and guidance to back up medicines administration and it is changing all the time
The Green Book can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book
Statutory Instrument (2000a) The Prescription only Medicines (Human Use) Amendment Order 2000. Statutory Instrument no. 1917, London: The Stationery Office.
“The qualified health professionals who may supply or administer medicines under a Patient Group Direction are nurses; midwives; health visitors; optometrists; pharmacists; chiropodists; radiographers; orthoptists; physiotherapists and ambulance paramedics. They can only do so as named individuals. Trusts will wish to consider how they maintain a record of the named individuals operating under Patient Group Directions”. Scottish Government MEL (2001) 07) - http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/mels/HDL2001_07
*www.npc.co.uk/prescribers-National Prescribing Centre : Competency Framework for health professionals using Patient Group Directives: Implementing the NICE good practice guidance on Patient Group Directions (GPG2), (NICE 2014) A 9 point framework has been developed by the NHS National Prescribing Centre. It describes the competencies staff supplying or administering Medicines using a PGD must have and is a useful source of information.