Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area)
Aims: This Quality Improvement Project evaluated antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients in Wakefield (WF9), comparing local practice with NICE guidelines. NICE recommends antipsychotics for severe agitation/distress, initiated and monitored under specialist supervision for ≥12 months. NHS E...
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| description | Aims: This Quality Improvement Project evaluated antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients in Wakefield (WF9), comparing local practice with NICE guidelines. NICE recommends antipsychotics for severe agitation/distress, initiated and monitored under specialist supervision for ≥12 months. NHS England data (Jan 2024) shows similar dementia diagnosis rates in Wakefield compared with the national average, but antipsychotic prescribing is ~33% higher regionally. This project investigated this. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa23dcdc717c44a89f200958bd4b23972025-08-20T03:32:22ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S159S15910.1192/bjo.2025.10424Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area)Bhavana Piparsania0Richard Marriott1Sapan Sunder2South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Wakefield, United KingdomSouth West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Wakefield, United KingdomSouth West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Wakefield, United KingdomAims: This Quality Improvement Project evaluated antipsychotic prescribing for dementia patients in Wakefield (WF9), comparing local practice with NICE guidelines. NICE recommends antipsychotics for severe agitation/distress, initiated and monitored under specialist supervision for ≥12 months. NHS England data (Jan 2024) shows similar dementia diagnosis rates in Wakefield compared with the national average, but antipsychotic prescribing is ~33% higher regionally. This project investigated this.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425104249/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Bhavana Piparsania Richard Marriott Sapan Sunder Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area) BJPsych Open |
| title | Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area) |
| title_full | Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area) |
| title_fullStr | Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area) |
| title_short | Quality of Antipsychotics Prescribing in Dementia Patients in Wakefield (WF9 Area) |
| title_sort | quality of antipsychotics prescribing in dementia patients in wakefield wf9 area |
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