Expert Insights
Latest news stories and opinions about the Dental, GP and Care Industries. For your ease of use, we have established categories under which you can source the relevant articles and news items.
Medications
Doped! Over-prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with learning disabilities
1FitThe news that people with learning disabilities are being prescribed anti-psychotic medication inappropriately reminds me of the ‘chemical cosh’ situations...
Movement without medication
1FitI have long had a ‘thing’ about the unnecessary use of laxatives. Its time to stop assuming these are a...
Medication for people with learning disabilities in care
1FitThe NHS in England has released a circular, expressing concern about the over-medication of people with learning disability. In the wake...
What is a Patient Group Direction (PGD)?
1FitWith the flu vaccination season almost upon us, I thought I would highlight the need for – and use –...
Take your medicine
1FitThis week NHS England responded to research that shows a worrying number of people with learning disability are being over...
A proportionate response to errors?
Ginny Tyler Learning Disabilities SpecialistI recently attended a seminar on the management of errors in medicines administration and got into an interesting debate with...
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