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Psychiatry and psychology

G189. AUDIT OF THE SPECIALIST ADHD CLINIC IN THANET REGION IN SOUTH EAST KENT
S. Banerjee.

School & Child Health, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, Queens House, Queen Street, Ramsgate, Kent

Introduction: A Specialist ADHD Clinic is functioning in the Thanet region since April 1998.

Aims: This audit was done to evaluate the existing practice in this specialist ADHD Clinic against the NICE¹ and SIGN² guidance standards.

Methods: A retrospective case note study of 50 children attending the Joint ADHD Clinic between October – December 2001.

Results: There were 46 (92%) male children. The majority of the children were referred by school (36%) and GPs (30%). Two third of the children (n=33) were school age at the time of the first referral. In 12 (24%) children Conners’ Rating Scales were used as an assessment tool. 10 children (82%) were found to be positive both on Parents’ and Teachers’ Conners’ Rating Scales. In cases of 45 children (90%), letters were sent to school about the . . . [Full text of this article]