Find My DPP
FindMyDPP connects eligible healthcare professionals with Designated Prescribing Practitioners (DPPs) across the UK, streamlining the mandatory 90-hour shadowing process required for independent prescribing qualifications. The platform manages registration, university paperwork, and timetable coordination, supporting professions including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and paramedics. Secure payment handling covers the service fee, while university tuition remains separate.
- Digital Health
- Healthcare Technology
- Software Only
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Problem
Healthcare professionals seeking independent prescribing qualifications must complete a mandatory 90-hour shadowing period under a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP), yet finding an available and suitable DPP is often difficult. This bottleneck delays career progression and limits the number of prescribers able to serve patients, particularly in regions with fewer practitioners.
Solution
FindMyDPP provides a nationwide matching service that connects eligible healthcare professionals with vetted DPPs across the UK. The platform manages the entire administrative workflow, including university application forms and shadowing schedules, reducing the burden on both the professional and the DPP. Users register online, submit their DPP details to their university with guided support, and receive a completed application once the first payment is made. The service then coordinates a mutually convenient timetable for the 90-hour shadowing period, after which the DPP provides the required sign-off for independent prescribing.
Target Audience
Primary customers are UK-based healthcare professionals—including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and paramedics—who require a DPP to complete their independent prescribing qualification and are seeking a streamlined matching and coordination service.
Features
- Nationwide network of DPPs covering all eligible professions including nurses, midwives, pharmacists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, paramedics, optometrists, diagnostic radiographers, and dietitians
- Step-by-step guided process for university application submission with completed forms provided after first installment payment
- Automated timetable creation that aligns the schedules of both the healthcare professional and the assigned DPP
- Secure payment system with staged installments, with final payment taken at the shadowing stage
- End-to-end coordination of the full 90-hour shadowing period, including final sign-off documentation