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Government response to Professor Sube Banerjee's report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia — 12 November 2009
Corporate Author	Department of Health - DH
Publisher	Department of Health - DH [unattributed], November 2009
Pages	2 pp
Source	Download from website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/...
Keywords	Drugs ; Dementia.
Annotation	This response notes that for the first time, all the clinical evidence available has been brought together in a comprehensive way. There is acceptance that anti-psychotics are over-prescribed and there is evidence of people with dementia dying as a result. However, the Government accepts Professor Banerjee's conclusion that there should not be a ban on the prescribing of anti-psychotic medication to people with dementia: there will be "occasions when the use of drugs will be necessary and in the best interest of the person involved". This response also announces that the post of a new National Clinical Director for Dementia has just been advertised, and that the person appointed will report at 6-monthly intervals on progress with the recommendations and will lead a national audit (in England) on the proscribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-091203218 E
Classmark	LLD: EA *
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