The controversial Treatment Outcomes Profile (TOP ) form has been in use – and under scrutiny – for five years. Now, TOP has been suggested as a crucial measure for Payment by Results. New research by Ira Unell and colleagues reveals a continuing lack…
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Druglink interview 2012 – Duncan Selbie by Harry Shapiro
If it isn’t already, the name Duncan Selbie is set to become very familiar to those of us working in the drug and alcohol sector. The Chief Executive of Public Health England spoke to Harry Shapiro about his plans. Interview – Duncan Selbie…
Druglink news item 2012 – Cannabis comedown by Max Daly
In July, two sets of government statistics, from the NHS and the Home Office British Crime Survey: Drug Misuse Declared (BCS), again revealed that, overall, drug use has been falling in Britain. Unsurprisingly, the findings were barely reported: if there is no scare factor to a drug…
Druglink article 2002 – Stand and deliver by Peter McDermott
Unlike some progressives in the drugs field, I’m a big fan of the NTA… Stand and deliver (PDF)
Druglink factsheet 2002 – Drug terms
This fact sheet sets out a selection of some of the more common acronyms used in the drugs field. Factsheet: Drug terms (PDF)
Druglink article 2002 – Kicking the habit: moving drug treatment into the mainstream by Bill Puddicombe
There is much to admire about those who work in the drug treatment field but lack of interest in the Supporting People programme, says Bill Puddicombe, highlights the continuing tendency for the field to isolate itself. Kicking the habit: moving…
Druglink article 2002 – The vein in Spain: viability of safe injecting rooms by Andy Malinowski
Many countries are piloting a harm reduction initiative pioneered in Britain. Thirty years on and the UK is now resistant to the idea of safe injecting rooms. Andy Malinowski looks at the various systems around the world and asks ‘do…
Druglink article 2002 – Setting out the stalls: the new internal health market by Peter Mason
In the first of four articles, Peter Mason looks at the new NHS plan and what this means for drug treatment services. In the spotlight is the NTA and the role it can play in modernisation. He explains the lessons…
Druglink article 2002 – Legalisation: one way or no way by Neil McKeganey
Former cabinet minister Mo Mowlam has called for the legalisation of all drugs. But, says Neil McKeganey, the price of legalisation is not simply an issue for the UK government, bound as it is to various international treaties. And even if…
Druglink article 2002 – Wrestling with merger: DATs and CDRPs by Jim McManus
Some agencies find it difficult to even speak to one another, let alone work in partnership. It is hardly surprising therefore, observes Jim McManus, that the impetus to merge Crime and Disorder Partnerships with Drug Action Teams evokes emotions from…