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Highly commended - Reduction in the use of psychotropic medications with people who have learning disabilities (2021)

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Project Summary

The Hounslow Adult Learning Disability Health Team set up a STOMP programme in response to NHS England’s STOMP initiative. STOMP stands for ‘stopping over medication of people with a learning disability,’ autism or both with psychotropic medications. Psychotropic describes any drug that affects behaviour, mood, thoughts, or perception.

Outcomes:

• 55% decrease in medications prescribed/used
• 28% medications withdrawn
• 17% no change in medications prescribed/used