Our surgery has opted out of prescribing ADHD medications under Shared Care Agreements (SCA) for paediatric patients due to unfamiliarity and uncertainty of this medication in this patient population which may then result in poor patient outcomes and care. Patients have been lost to follow up to adult care in the past, so once the patient turns 18 years old then we may consider a Shared Care Agreement (SCA).
We believe it is too specialised for our care and would prefer the initiating specialist to continue prescribing and continue responsibility and care for the patient due to our patient safety concerns.
Therefore, we are unable to agree future prescribing of paediatric ADHD medication at this current moment.
Our local Integrated Care Board (ICB) has been informed of our decision.