NHS promises urgent action after report reveals extent of 'inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs' in people with learning disabilities

NHS promises urgent action after report reveals extent of 'inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs' in people with learning disabilities NHS England has said it will take urgent action after finding a "high level of inappropriate use of psychotropic drugs in people with learning disabilities". The Independent

See also:

• Urgent action pledged on over-medication of people with learning disabilities NHS England
• Press release: People with learning disabilities over-prescribed psychiatric drugs Public Health England
• NHS told 'stop over-medicating' BBC News
• People with learning disabilities being wrongly given anti-psychotic drugs The Daily Mail
• RCGP responds to NHS England announcement on the use of medicines in people with learning disabilities Royal College of General Practitioners