Mental health patient treated with clozapine via virtual ward

An NHS hospital trust has said it could be the first in England to have treated a patient with an anti-psychotic medication while monitoring them virtually.

The mental health trust for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough said it treated the patient for schizophrenia with the drug clozapine.

They were being monitored via a so-called virtual ward, where clinicians in the hospital keep track of the patient while they are at home.

Consultant Dr Rajeev Krishnadas said the patient was “doing very well”.

The treatment was the result of a partnership between the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) – which oversees mental health services in the area – and the North West Anglia NHS…