Antidepressant prescribing rates have increased year on year, pre and post covid-19 pandemic, with NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) among the highest nationally. A pilot programme was initiated to support deprescribing of long-term antidepressants in Primary Care, where clinically appropriate, and to refer patients to NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression and social prescribing to provide alternatives to medication. A stand-alone “One-Stop
Review Clinic” was set-up to review, and prescribe titration regimes, for patients using their own registered GPs Practice record.
Results are included in the PowerPoint Presentation.
Project was highlighted as Case Study 5 in NHS E national publication.
The project is continuing to grow and deliver deprescribing of antidepressants (and hypnotics) and spreading it's offering across the ICB footprint.
