Section F Ongoing use of medication: monitoring and reviewing
Useful links
Template letter asking for a medication review
- Coming off Psychiatric Medication
- Mind information on coming off medication
- Royal College of Psychiatry prescribing guidance
- NICE guidelines about learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. See the ‘Medication’ section.
- NHS England’s ‘Call to Action’ about overmedication of people with a learning disability
- Information about mental capacity
- Template letters for family members who are concerned that they are not involved in best interest decisions.
- Information about Positive Behaviour Support
- Cerebra Decision Making Guide
- Disabled children: A Legal Handbook See Chapter 7 on Decision Making
- University of Birmingham Quick Reference Medication Guide – see pages 21 – 23 for information about coming off medication and page 32 for information about consent and capacity