This book is intended for all innovators, policymakers and leaders who are considering implementing Non- medical Prescribing (NMP) both in the United Kingdom (UK) and further afield and, for practitioners who are working on the front line with patients. It covers historical perspective and current practice, with some pragmatic discussion and vision of where the practice of Non-medical Prescribing (NMP) might be going next. Contributors to the book discuss prescribing across the four divulged UK countries of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. They have a range of academic, leadership and practice-based expertise and, are from the different professions representing some of the many and diverse disciplines where NMP is practised. There are many different fields of practice, and it would not be possible for the authors to represent all of these. It is up to the readers to take and transfer ideas and examples of good practice and policy making into their own areas using the scientific artistry and pragmatism that is needed in the world of health care today. What all of my co-authors share with you the reader is an enthusiasm for, and conviction of, the worth of NMP today, and ongoing into a changing world of health-care .