17/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - Upon completion of additional training of 38 days, UK nurses and pharmacists will be authorised to prescribe all drugs with the exception of controleed drugs including various tranquillisers, antodontalics and morphine derivatives. This measure, which was announced by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt, is aimed to respond to the shortage of doctors in the United Kingdom, where there are only 2.2 per thousand head of population, compared to an average of 2.9 in...