Funding awarded to 6 projects to test models that improve access to health services for people with both mental ill health and drug and alcohol dependency needs.
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A total of £10.5 million of funding is being allocated by Public Health England (PHE), to help improve the lives of adults and children impacted by alcohol, consisting of:
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£6 million capital fund to improve access to alcohol treatment in the community
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A new report, to be launched at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm today (1 May), warns that the alcohol treatment sector is in crisis. These services are entering into a cycle of disinvestment, staff depletion, and reduced capacity, and this is due to get worse; in 2020 ring-fenced public health funding will end, posing additional risk to the areas of highest need.
CQC inspectors visited The Priory in January 2018 to check on the safety of patients receiving treatment for drug and alcohol use on West Wing. Previously the service was in breach of regulations around substance misuse and detoxification.
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Plans for reshaped drug and alcohol services aim to ensure that people in the most need will not have to wait for treatment.
The redesigned service will be streamlined to make the best use of available resources, with people classed as ‘high risk’ being accepted on treatment programmes as soon as possible.
The plans will also ensure that the service can cope safely with the number of people in treatment at any given time.
Public Health England (PHE) has today, 26 January 2017, published a comprehensive review of the evidence on the drug misuse treatment system in England. In comparison with other countries and the international research, it shows the system is performing well but some areas need improvement
A report published today (Monday, 12 December) by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs investigates the causes of the increase and potential responses.
Substance misuse treatment statistical bulletin and commentary, presenting National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) results for adults in contact with structured alcohol and drug treatment agencies in England between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2016.