An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands
Aims: The Lester Tool mandates baseline monitoring parameters for patients starting new antipsychotics or having their current antipsychotic regimen changed. These parameters include blood pressure, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)/fasting plasma glucose, lipids, lifestyle review, waist circumference, and we...
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| description | Aims: The Lester Tool mandates baseline monitoring parameters for patients starting new antipsychotics or having their current antipsychotic regimen changed. These parameters include blood pressure, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)/fasting plasma glucose, lipids, lifestyle review, waist circumference, and weight, along with weekly weight monitoring for six weeks consecutively. This audit was initiated in response to concerns about rapid weight gain observed in many patients after starting certain antipsychotics. It aims to assess compliance with the Lester Tool to address the potential risks of metabolic syndrome in these patients. The audit seeks to understand the pattern of antipsychotic prescriptions as a secondary objective. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-adf3a5e8bae44c158d6fff64c95c367c2025-08-20T03:51:43ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S282S28310.1192/bjo.2025.10685An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East MidlandsSue Fen Tan0Isabel Hurren1Ranjit S. Badhan2Farina Tahira3Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Derbyshire, United KingdomDerbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, United KingdomDerbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, United KingdomAims: The Lester Tool mandates baseline monitoring parameters for patients starting new antipsychotics or having their current antipsychotic regimen changed. These parameters include blood pressure, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)/fasting plasma glucose, lipids, lifestyle review, waist circumference, and weight, along with weekly weight monitoring for six weeks consecutively. This audit was initiated in response to concerns about rapid weight gain observed in many patients after starting certain antipsychotics. It aims to assess compliance with the Lester Tool to address the potential risks of metabolic syndrome in these patients. The audit seeks to understand the pattern of antipsychotic prescriptions as a secondary objective.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425106856/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Sue Fen Tan Isabel Hurren Ranjit S. Badhan Farina Tahira An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands BJPsych Open |
| title | An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands |
| title_full | An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands |
| title_fullStr | An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands |
| title_short | An Audit of Metabolic Monitoring Compliance in Patients Initiated on Antipsychotics Across General Adult Wards in the East Midlands |
| title_sort | audit of metabolic monitoring compliance in patients initiated on antipsychotics across general adult wards in the east midlands |
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