Payment by results (PBR) fundamentally changes the way that providers will be paid for services. But many are sceptical it can be made to work in our sector. John Densmore examines one especially knotty issue. Twist in the tale (PDF) Additional keywords: funding
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Druglink article 2012 – ‘Drone strikes by Max Daly
Despite the 2010 ban on mephedrone, drug services are seeing increasing numbers of people coming forward to report serious problems with the drug. Mephedrone, known variously as mcat,bubble and fert is a powerful stimulant whose use appeared to dip after being controlled as a…
Druglink obituary 2012 – Professor Griffith Edwards 1928-2012 by John Strang
Griffith’s work flourished at a time when addiction was still a very young science and a subject surrounded by ignorance and stigma. Unhampered by the constraints of the current academic world with its research metrics and h-indexes, Griffith nurtured an imaginative range of studies at the…
Druglink article 2003 – Privates on parade by Peter McDermott
Access to a private treatment facility can mean the difference between having a career, and being unemployed Privates on parade (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2003 – Drug terms 2
A selection of the more common terms and concepts those working the drugs field will come across Factsheet – Drug terms 2 (PDF)
Druglink article 2003 – A tokin’ gesture: why the joint will prevail by Ross Coomber
Despite successful trials of synthetic cannabis, it is still no match for the drug itself. Ross Coomber explains why the availability of pharmaceutical cannabis preparations will not prevent the smoking of cannabis by therapeutic users A tokin’ gesture: why the…
Druglink article 2003 – Best foot forward: accredited training for complementary healthcare with drug users by Val Thomas
Complimentary medicine is increasingly popular among drug treatment clients, despite a lack of clinical evidence to prove it works. City Roads trainer Val Thomas places a new course in the wider context of quality standards in treatment. Best foot forward:…
Druglink article 2003 – Missed diagnosis: critically assessing the new dual diagnosis guidelines by Dr Ira Unell
Guidelines are supposed to define and offer guidance, aren’t they? That’s what Dr Ira Unell, a consultant and lecturer in substance misuse, thought. Until that was, he read the new dual diagnosis guidelines. We follow his trail in the search…
Druglink article 2003 – Upping the ante: getting the dose right for pregnant drug users by Chris Lofty
A pregnant woman on a methadone script tests negative for the drug. Obviously, she is selling it on. Or is she? Chris Lofty examines why some pregnant women are being refused methadone, when in fact they may need more. Upping…
Druglink article 2003 – Ante-natal care: improving access for pregnant drug users by Marie Wade
Many pregnant drug users are still wary of coming forward for ant-natal care. Marie Wade was keen to do something about it. Ante-natal care: improving access for pregnant drug users (PDF)