Readmission following discharge is relatively common in mental health services [1] . In 2016, Donisi et al. reported that the overall 30-day unplanned readmission rate was 13 per 100 discharged patients for schizophrenia (/article/ld/schizophrenia-recognition-and-management) and 11 per 100 discharged patients for bipolar disorder (/article/ld/bipolar-disorder-pharmacotherapy-options-with-a-focus-on-women-of-childbearing-age) [1] . Unplanned hospital readmission figures are frequently used within healthcare as an indicator of quality, with rapid readmissions-particularly those within 30 days-being considered poor [1] . According to data in a report prepared for the UK Department of Health in 2014, around 5–8% of unplanned hospital admissions were a result of medication issues [2] . Furthermore, readmission within 30 days has been shown to be higher in those with a medication discrepancy, where the medication prescribed on admission unintentionally differs from the pre-admission medication [3] .
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