DE-PROFESSIONALIZATION: NHS Gives Non-Docs the Power to Prescribe. “It’s obvious that patients stand to benefit from the sharing of medical power: not only can they get the medication they need easier, but allowing non-doctor providers to assume more responsibility will reduce costs throughout the system. But doctors will benefit as well. With the more routine tasks passed along to other professionals, doctors can be freed up to devote more time to complex cases and patient interaction, both of which were probably what attracted them to the medical field in the first place.”