Quality Improvement Project: Introducing Pharmacy Input Into Consultant Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics
Aims: This Quality Improvement (QI) Project aimed to enhance the overall level of care received/experienced by patients within the Havering Older Adult Mental Health Team (HOAMHT) through combining the clinical expertise of a Consultant Psychiatrist with the pharmacological acumen of a Specialist Me...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103694/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: This Quality Improvement (QI) Project aimed to enhance the overall level of care received/experienced by patients within the Havering Older Adult Mental Health Team (HOAMHT) through combining the clinical expertise of a Consultant Psychiatrist with the pharmacological acumen of a Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist, within a joint mental health outpatient clinic. Key areas tackled included: medication adherence, faster optimization of psychotropic medications, management of polypharmacy, de-prescription of drugs of dependence, physical health monitoring, and expediting patient discharge from HOAMHT back to the GP. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |