Scottish Government

Effective Interventions Unit
Integrated Care for Drug Users
Principles and Practice

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CONTENTS

Integrated Care for drug users: Principles and practice
Foreword
About this Document
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Integrated Care: Definitions and Concepts
Annex 2A Outline ofroles of service providers
Annex 2B Aberdeen City Integrated Care Model
Annex 2C Forth Valley Integrated Care Services
Annex 2D Glasgow City Council, Greater Glasgow NHS Board and Primary Care Integrated Addiction Services
Chapter 3 Accessibility
Key Principles and Elements of Effective Practice
Annex 3A A Three Stage Approach to Addressing Waiting Times
Annex 3B Needs Assessment, Planning and Review
Chapter 4 Assessment
Key Principles and Elements of Effective Practice
Annex 4A Outline Framework for an Assessment Process
Annex 4B Abstract from Study on Use of Assessment Tools
Annex 4C Guide to Choosing Assessment Tools
Annex 4D Examples of Tools Currently Used for Assessment
Annex 4E Development of Core Data Sets
Chapter 5 Planning and Delivery of Care
Key Principles and Elements of Effective Practice
Annex 5A Example of Integrated Care Plan
Chapter 6 Information Sharing
Key Principles of Effective Practice
Glossary of Terms
Chapter 7 Monitoring and Evaluation
Appendices
Appendix 1 Membership of Groups and Seminars
Appendix 2 Scottish Drugs Forum - Service Users' Views on Assessment - Summary
Appendix 3 Scottish Drugs Forum - Service Users' Views on Planning and Delivery of Care - Summary
Appendix 4 Scottish Drugs Forum - Study of Service Provision Needs of Psychostimulant Users
Appendix 5 A Survey of NHS Services for Opiate Dependants in Scotland
Appendix 6 The Effectiveness of Treatment for Opiate Dependant Drug Users: An International Systematic Review of the Evidence - Summary
Appendix 7 STRADA - Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol
Appendix 8 Community Based Criminal Justice Interventions With Drug Offenders
Appendix 9 Effective Interventions Unit Publication List
Bibliography
Scottish Executive Effective Interventions Unit