ADHD shared care guidelines (for adults and children). Listed by medicine name under shared care agreements
Dementia: Prescribing Medication
Depression and Anxiety Treatment Guidelines
Melatonin Prescribing Guidance for Children and Young People
- The ‘melatonin – sleep disorders in children and adolescents’ shared care agreement has been replaced by the above melatonin guidelines. However, children and adolescents who have been treated in accordance with the previous shared care i.e. melatonin modified release tablets (Circadin), will continue with their treatment. At their next review with the specialist, the treatment will be reviewed and changed, where clinically appropriate to an approved licensed formulation in line with SWL formulary
Other mental health resources are available by ‘place’
Croydon
The mental health resources for use in Croydon can be found in the A-Z for Croydon. They have been developed in conjunction with South London and Maudsley (SLaM).
Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust have developed resources to help optimise medicines use for mental health conditions across South West London. These can be found under guidelines and protocols on the their website (scroll down, past the medication enquiry form).
- Deprescribing psychotropic medicines
- Lithium shared care guideline (also available under shared care agreements)
- Ongoing physical health monitoring of Psychotropics for primary care
- Easy read patient leaflets on mental health medicines