John Ioannou
6 Jan 2015 · Coroner Andrew Walker · London (North)
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of guidance for GPs regarding medication collection for mental health conditions
“There was no guidance for GPs where the patient is not collecting medication required to treat their mental health condition (s)”
Responses
2015-0012-Response-by-Department-of-Health.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
Stated action · end of April 2015
“We expect all GPs to follow best practice guidance when caring for patients with Bipolar Disorder, and therefore to re-refer a patient back to a secondary care provider when that patient is not consistently taking medication prescribed for the treatment of Bipolar Disorder.”