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An end to the 'chemical cosh'?

How far down the road is Wales towards stopping the inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia - the so-called 'chemical cosh'?

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Wed 22 Feb 2017 00:30
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The Older People's Commissioner for Wales describes the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication in care homes - the so-called "chemical cosh"- as a "national scandal",

Three years on from a report that made a series of recommendations to help reduce the prescribing of these powerful drugs to people with dementia, Sarah Rochira is now returning to the issue to see what progress has been made.

She wants to see evidence of significant improvements in practice, warning that, "the time for reports, the time for talking has passed."

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  • Sun 19 Feb 2017 12:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
  • Mon 20 Feb 2017 18:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
  • Wed 22 Feb 2017 00:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales

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