The Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard includes links to resources that may help healthcare services and clinicians to implement the standard. These resources are listed under the relevant quality statements below.
General
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Aged care
- The 10 principles of dignity in careExternal link, which describes the care that people living with dementia, and their families, can expect to receive
- What is person-centred care?External link from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
- Supported Decision-Making in Aged Care: A policy development guideline for aged careExternal link
providers in Australia, second editionExternal link from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre - Supporting decision-making: A guide for people living with dementia, family members and carersExternal link from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre
- Supported Decision-Making: Help and assistance for decision makers and supportersExternal link from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre
- Dementia and changed behaviours: supporting the person at the centreExternal link from NPS MedicineWise
- Assessment and Management of Behaviours and Psychological Symptoms associatedExternal link
with Dementia (BPSD)External link from NSW Health
Disability care
- Diversity, dignity, equity and best practice: A framework for supported decision-makingExternal link from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
- Responding to Needs of People with Disability during HospitalisationExternal link policy directive from NSW Health
- Your right to good health care fact sheetExternal link from the Council for Intellectual Disability
- The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry: A guide to resourcesExternal link, developed by the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) to assist healthcare services with providing care to people with intellectual disability, including guidance about principles to support service delivery, suggestions for reasonable adjustments, assessing and managing behaviours of concern, and supporting responsible psychotropic prescribing in people with an intellectual disability
- Intellectual Disability NetworkExternal link from the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
- Supported Decision MakingExternal link from Inclusion Australia
Culturally safe and equitable care
- Yarning to Make Health Decisions TogetherExternal link from the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation
- ‘No More Waiting’: A guide for organisations to plan with Aboriginal people withExternal link
disabilityExternal link from the Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program, University of
New South Wales
General
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Aged care
- Consent for medication in aged careExternal link from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
- Consent requirements for the use of restrictive practices in residential aged careExternal link from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
- Medication: It’s your choiceExternal link from the Older Person’s Advocacy Network
- Supported decision-makingExternal link from the Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre
- Centre for Cultural Diversity in AgeingExternal link
Disability care
- My Rights Matter – Supported decision making hubExternal link from the Council for Intellectual Disability
- About decision making capacityExternal link from Capacity Australia
- Supported decision makingExternal link from Inclusion Australia
- How to make choices about taking medicationExternal link Easy Read information about taking medicines by Peter Bates, from the University of Bristol
General
- User guide for health service organisations providing care for patients with cognitive
impairment or at risk of delirium from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality
in Health Care
Aged care
- Behavioural Assessment FormExternal link and Behaviour Frequency ChartExternal link from Dementia Support Australia
- Dementia Outcomes Measurement Suite (DOMS)External link, a compendium of tools to assess BPSD, from Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration
- Assessment and Management of Behaviours and Psychological Symptoms associated with Dementia (BPSD)External link from NSW Health
- Behaviour Management: A Guide to Good Practice External linkand resources to support the management of behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (such as the Clinicians Field Guide to Good PracticeExternal link, Guide for Family CarersExternal link, BPSD app for cliniciansExternal link and Care4DementiaExternal link app for family members), from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration
Disability care
- Developmental Behaviour ChecklistExternal link, a suite of questionnaires completed over six months by parents, other primary carers or teachers to inform assessment of behavioural and emotional problems of children, adolescents and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities
- Compendium of Resources for Positive Behaviour Support: A guide for behaviour support practitionersExternal link, a comprehensive list of positive behaviour support assessment tools that can be used by behaviour support practitioners for behaviour support assessment, planning, intervention, monitoring and review, from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry: A guide to resourcesExternal link, developed by the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) to assist healthcare services with providing care to people with intellectual disability, including guidance about principles to support service delivery, suggestions for reasonable adjustments, assessing and managing behaviours of concern, and supporting responsible psychotropic prescribing in people with an intellectual disability
General
- User guide for health service organisations providing care for patients with cognitive
impairment or at risk of delirium from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality
in Health Care
Aged care
- Dementia Support AustraliaExternal link, incorporating the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Services (DBMAS)External link, which provides clinical support to healthcare providers, and family and support people of a person showing BPSD, including for care at home (a 24‑hour helpline is available
on 1800 699 799) - A Guide for Family Carers: Dealing with behaviours in people with dementiaExternal link from the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration
- Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPs)External link from NSW Health
Disability care
- Compendium of Resources for Positive Behaviour Support: A guide for behaviour support practitionersExternal link, a comprehensive list of positive behaviour support assessment tools that can be used by behaviour support practitioners for behaviour support assessment, planning, intervention, monitoring and review, from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Aged care
- Behaviour support plans – fact sheetExternal link from the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
- Dementia Support Australia, which provides support for people living with dementia and
who have behaviours of concern, including- Help with the assessment of people living with dementia in residential aged care and
recommendations on appropriate interventions - Behaviour support plan resources toolkitExternal link, which assists healthcare and service providers with the changes to the requirements for residents of aged care homes to have a behaviour support plan
- For more information see the Dementia Support Australia (DSA) websiteExternal link
- Help with the assessment of people living with dementia in residential aged care and
Disability care
- Behaviour Support and the Use of Medication: A guide for practitionersExternal link from the Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Behaviour support introduction bookletExternal link
- Participant fact sheets for behaviour supportExternal link
- Understanding behaviour support and restrictive practices – for providersExternal link
- Fact sheets and process guidesExternal link
- Submitting behaviour support plans and reportsExternal link – the Interim behaviour support plan template and the Comprehensive behaviour support plan template
General
- User guide for health service organisations providing care for patients with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- 5 Moments for Medication SafetyExternal link from the World Health Organization
Aged care
- Dementia and psychotropic medicinesExternal link from NPS MedicineWise
Disability care
- Behaviour Support and the Use of Medication: A guide for practitionersExternal link from the Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program
- The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry: A guide to resourcesExternal link, developed by the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) to assist healthcare services with providing care to people with intellectual disability, including guidance about principles to support service delivery, suggestions for reasonable adjustments, assessing and managing behaviours of concern, and supporting responsible psychotropic prescribing in people with an intellectual disability
- Easy Read Medicine Information LeafletsExternal link from the University of Birmingham
General
- User guide for health service organisations providing care for patients with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
- Medication Management ProgramsExternal link from The Pharmacy Programs Administrator
- Guidelines, guides, and protocols for deprescribing specific drug classesExternal link from the Australian Deprescribing Network (ADeN)
- Deprescribing resourcesExternal link from Primary Health Tasmania, outlining recommended deprescribing strategies for commonly used medicines, including psychotropic medicines, when ongoing use is not appropriate, revised and updated by geriatrician Dr David Dunbabin, GP Dr Amanda Lo and pharmacist Dr Peter Tenni
- Deprescribing algorithmsExternal link from the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, evidence‑based guidelines for deprescribing, summarised in an easy‑to‑use algorithm and information brochure, to help clinicians safely stop or reduce medicines for specific drug classes, developed by researchers from the Bruyère Research Institute and the Ontario Pharmacy Research Collaboration
Aged care
- Clinical practice guidelines for the appropriate use of psychotropic medications in people living with dementia and in residential aged careExternal link
- Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)External link, a tool used to assess behaviours that can occur in people with dementia, and that can also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment
- Dementia and psychotropic medicines External linkfrom NPS MedicineWise
- RACGP aged care clinical guide (Silver Book – Part A): DeprescribingExternal link from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Deprescribing resourcesExternal link from the NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc., developed by a translational research project team led by Professor Sarah Hilmer for clinicians to support deprescribing in older persons in hospital
- Reviewing and tapering antipsychotic medicines for BPSDExternal link review form from NPS MedicineWise
- Appropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication in dementiaExternal link from the NHS London Clinical Network and NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Clinical Network
Disability care
- Behaviour Support and the Use of Medication: A guide for practitionersExternal link from the Intellectual Disability Behaviour Support Program
- The Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry: A guide to resourcesExternal link, developed by the Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (3DN) to assist healthcare services with providing care to people with intellectual disability, including guidance about principles to support service delivery, suggestions for reasonable adjustments, assessing and managing behaviours of concern, and supporting responsible psychotropic prescribing in people with an intellectual disability
- Medication Management PathwayExternal link from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and Stopping Over‑Medication in People with a Learning Disability, Autism or Both (STOMP) program
General
- Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
− NSQHS Medication Safety Standard
− NSQHS Communicating for Safety Standard
− NSQHS Communicating for Safety resource portalExternal link
− User guide for health service organisations providing care for patients with cognitive impairment or at risk of delirium - Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication managementExternal link from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
- Pharmacist shared medicines listExternal link from the Australian Digital Health Agency
- National Medication Management Plan (NMMP), a standardised form designed for use in Australian healthcare services to improve the accuracy and completeness of documented information to support continuity of medication management and medication reconciliation during transitions of care
- Principle 4: Information sharing of the ACCHO Medicines Management GuidelinesExternal link for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
- Australian Medical Association position statement on general practice/hospitals transfer of care arrangements 2018External link from the Australian Medical Association
- Chapter 6: Facilitating Continuity of Medication Management on Transition Between Care Settings of the Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy ServicesExternal link from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
- Chapter 16: My Health Record of the Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy ServicesExternal link from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Aged care
- Aged Care Transfer-to-Hospital Envelope with Template
- Care of Confused Hospitalised Older Persons (CHOPs) External linkfrom NSW Health
- TOP 5External link, a clinician–carer communication tool that can be used across healthcare settings to enhance the delivery of person‑centred care in people living with dementia.
Disability care
- Resources for health professionals working with people with and intellectual disabilityExternal link from the Monash Health Centre for Developmental Disability Health
- Practice Alert: Transitions of care between disability services and hospitalsExternal link from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Practice Alert: Medicines associated with swallowing problemsExternal link from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Implementation resources
In addition to these, a number of implementation resources have been developed to support the clinical care standard, including fact sheets for consumers, clinicians and healthcare services.