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The Newcastle Clozapine Clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sandra L. Tough ,
Austin Wilcock ,
Sue White  and
Fuad Hassanyeh
Sandra L. Tough*
Affiliation:
Special Care and Rehabilitation Services, St Nicholas Hospital Newcastle-upon-Tyne, currently Consultant in Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Tynemouth Victoria Jubilee Infirmary, Hawkeys Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE29 0SF
Austin Wilcock
Affiliation:
St Nicholas Hospital Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Sue White
Affiliation:
Newcastle General Hospital Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fuad Hassanyeh
Affiliation:
St Nicholas Hospital Newcastle-upon-Tyne
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Over the six years since the introduction of clozapine to the UK, the number of people prescribed this medication and living in the community has steadily increased. Coordination of blood monitoring and dispensing of clozapine to people dispersed throughout a district can be problematic. In Newcastle-upon-Tyne a steering group of healthcare professionals was established to address this situation. The outcome was the establishment of the Newcastle Clozapine Clinic. This paper describes the development of this service, which has improved administrative efficiency and given the opportunity to develop associated new services for people in the city with enduring mental health problems.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 8 , August 1997 , pp. 492 - 494
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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