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P0249 - Physical health monitoring of patients on antipsychotics: An out patient clinic audit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M.K. George
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Learning Disability Service,Mc Coull Clinic,Prudhoe Hospital,Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Trust, Prudhoe, UK
S. Basu
Affiliation:
Collingwood Court, St. Nicholas Hospital, Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Abstract

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Purpose:

To improve the quality of physical health care of patients on antipsychotics.

The second purpose of our study was to look at the administrative and clinical issues that hinders physical health assessment in outpatient clinics.

Background:

Severe mental illness (SMI) is associated with high risk of physical co-morbidity and mortality and as such is a major public health concern.

Methodology:

Current guidelines are described, and adherence to the standards is audited

Retrospective case note audit.

New patients seen in the outpatient Clinic between January 06 – August 06 and were prescribed antipsychotics were included in the study.

Results:

The audit included 30 patients, seen in the Collingwood Court Outpatient clinic between February 06 – August 06. The majority of patients were male (59%) and were between the age group 30 – 49.Depression was the main diagnosis (10 patients) closely followed by Bipolar Affective Disorder & Psychosis. Out of the 30 Patients, no patient had complete base line investigation. Only 13(43%) patients has some investigation and of this only 10 (33%) had the results recorded in the notes. In around 50% of the patients there was request made to the GP for this investigations but no further corresponded from the GP or any records of this being done was noted in the notes. No patients has BMI or BP monitoring done at any time

Conclusions:

This audit identifies shortcoming in physical health monitoring and possible reasons.

Type
Poster Session III: Miscellaneous
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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