In 2009 the National Mental Health Development Unit sponsored and published the first Getting the Medicines Right report which focused on medicines management systems in adult and older adult acute mental health wards. This second document focuses on the medicines management arrangements for crisis resolution and home treatment teams (CRHTs).
The main findings of the research undertaken as a part of this project are that:

• Medicines Management has evolved organically around perceived clinical needs and staffing arrangements in CRHTs in England.
• Many aspects of Medicines Management that have been developed as essential in­ patient functions have not been fully replicated or implemented by CRHTs.
  

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The National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) is the agency charged with supporting the implementation of mental health policy in England by the Department of Health in collaboration with the NHS, Local Authorities and other major stakeholders.