Latest POMH news

Here you can view the latest project updates from the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH).

We are pleased to let you know that your Trust’s report and slide-set on the POMH Quality Improvement Programme  20c: The quality of valproate prescribing in adult mental health services, is now available in the POMH Members’ Area.

POMH QI programme audit report 20c

Online data entry for the POMH QI programme 17c: The use of antipsychotic medication for relapse prevention in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia is now open.

Data can be submitted online to POMH from 2 March – 30 April 2026

To submit data, please go to the POMH data entry web page for instructions on how to enter data: POMH submit your data page.

If you would like further information about this, please contact POMH-UK@rcpsych.ac.uk.

We are pleased to let you know that your Trust’s report and slide-set on the POMH Quality Improvement Programme 18c: The use of clozapine, is now available in the POMH Members’ Area.

A webinar on 28 January 2026 will provide an update for POMH members on 'the use of antipsychotic medication for relapse prevention in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia' QI programme.

Places are available to all within the POMH member network – if you have not received your invite already, please contact the team: POMH-UK@rcpsych.ac.uk.

We are pleased to advise that the POMH calendar planner for our 2026 QI programmes is now available to download. Please use the link below, or visit the POMH-UK resources page and select 'QIP calendar planners' to view and download.

POMH 2026 audit planner

We are pleased to announce the recent publication of a POMH paper reporting on findings from our recent audit on rapid tranquillisation in the context of the pharmacological management of acutely-disturbed behaviour, in 2024.

The paper has been published in the BJPsych Open.


Links to the paper can be found on the POMH resources page, along with all other published and public material.

POMH 20 year anniversary logoWe are delighted to announce that a new article marking the 20th anniversary of POMH, 'Creating a culture of continuous improvement', is now available in the latest issue of RCPsych Insight. The article highlights key milestones, achievements, and the ongoing impact of POMH’s initiatives.

We would like to thank all our members for their ongoing commitment to POMH, and to improving the quality of prescribing practice within mental health services.

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We are pleased to let you know that your Trust’s report and slide-set on the POMH Quality Improvement Programme 24a: Opioid medications in inpatient mental health services, are now available in the POMH Members’ Area.
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