Substance Misuse: How Hertfordshire County Council supports partnership working around substance mis

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Substance MisuseHow Hertfordshire County
Council supports partnership working around
substance misuse

• Vicki Reid
• Crime and Drugs Strategy Manager
• November 27th 2007

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What am I going to cover

• Central Government drivers
• Commissioning arrangements in Hertfordshire
• Partnership arrangements in Hertfordshire
• Substance Misuse services for East Herts
  residents
• Numbers accessing treatment from East Herts

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Central Government Drivers

• National Drugs Strategy (Home Office)
• Tackling supply, Communities (including Criminal
  Justice Interventions), Treatment, Young People
• National Treatment Agency (Department of Health)
• Government Office Crime and Drugs Team
• Government Office National Treatment Agency
• Drug Action Teams
• Local Area Agreement (Safer Stronger Communities)

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County Commissioning Arrangements

• Adult Drug Treatment Needs Assessment
• Adult Drug Treatment Plan
• Countywide service commissioning
• Adult Joint Commissioning Group
• Young Peoples Joint Commissioning Group

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Partnership Delivery Arrangements

• Safer Stronger Performance Group
• Drugs Executive Group
• Crime and Drugs Strategy Unit
• Partnership Support Team
• Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships
• Strategic Assessments
• Community Safety Plans

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Substance Misuse Services - EH

• Tier 2 Westminster Drugs Project (Hertford)
• Open access drop in, needle exchange, 1-1 key
  working assessments, on site nurse
• Tier 2 ½ Drug Interventions Programme (Hertford)
• Multi-agency Criminal Justice Intervention team
  offering prescribing, key working, offender
  management, aftercare provision

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Substance Misuse Services - EH

• Tier 3 Hertsreach (Hertford)
• Structured day care, Drug Rehabilitation
  Requirement, Alcohol Treatment Requirement
• Tier 3 CDAT (Ware / Bishops Stortford)
• Prescribing, BBV testing / immunisation, 1-1 key
  working, assessment referral to detox / rehab
• Tier 4 Vale House Residential Rehabilitation
  (Hertford)
• Residential rehabilitation addiction centre (not
  solely for East Herts residents)

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Numbers accessing treatment - EH

• Adult Treatment Q12 (County Average)
• Numbers in treatment - 111 (108)
• Male Female - 7030 (7030)
• White British - 89 (82)
• Drug Interventions Programme - Q12 (County
  Average)
• Assessments 30 (29)
• Caseload 21 (20)
• Engaged in treatment - 12 (13)

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Substance Breakdown / Gaps - EH

• Reported primary drug used (bear in mind Tier 3
  data)
• Heroin - 65 (72)
• Other - 11 (12)
• Cannabis - 10 (11)
• Crack - 7 (9)
• Cocaine - 4 (4)
• Methadone - 3 (3)
• Gaps in provision specific alcohol / stimulant
  services

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Any questions?
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thank you