title: Role of the prescribing observatory for mental health.
abstract: Positive change in prescribing practice in psychiatric services can be achieved with participation in the UK Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH-UK) quality improvement programmes. Key elements are feedback of benchmarked performance for local clinical reflection and customised change interventions informed by the national audit findings and parallel qualitative work. However, progress is gradual and gains generally modest.
authors.forename: Thomas R E
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom