Clinical Guidance

In this section, you will find examples of clinical guidance relating to the management and monitoring of patient’s on anti-psychosis medication.

 

This includes an overview from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

 

Guidelines for the Management of QTc Prolongation in Adults Prescribed Antipsychotics

https://www.england.nhs.uk/north/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/12/QTc-flow-diagram-with-medications-final-Dec-17-A3-with-logos.pdf

 

More information and guidance on providing medication including benzodiazepines, lithium and clozapine during the COVID-19 pandemic (https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/about-us/responding-to-covid-19/responding-to-covid-19-guidance-for-clinicians/community-and-inpatient-services/providing-medication )