DRUG INTERVENTIONS PROGRAMME

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DRUG INTERVENTIONS PROGRAMME

• Dr David Young, Clinical Director Drug and
  Alcohol Services, Cheshire

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DTTO
PPO
ARCH
CJS
CDRP
DRR
DIP
CJIP
CARAT
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DIP

• Drugs Interventions Programme
• Criminal Justice Interventions Programme
• National Scheme 2003, commenced in Cheshire in
  April 2005
• Out of Crime into Treatment

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REFERRAL PATHWAYS targeted at offending drug
users not under statutory supervision by
probation services

• Leaving Prison CARATS
• Arrest Referral Workers
• On completing DRR
• On completing Community Service

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DIP

• DIP Care Co-ordinators - employed by Cheshire
  Probation
• Through Care and After Care
• Voluntary participation/assertive
• Accept Tough Choices referrals - i.e. required
  assessments, restrictions on bail

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Immediate action following assessment

• Specialist housing advice
• Benefits advice
• Primary care
• Alcohol service
• Family support
• Mental health services
• Probation

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Information Sharing Agreement

• Prison healthcare and CARATs
• Any service currently providing treatment
• Criminal Justice Integrated Team
• Probation Service
• Any agency providing support services, i.e.
  housing providers, benefits agency
• Other team within community
• Other team within prison service

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Treatment Issues

• Into treatment rapid ?within 7 days
• Risk assessment
• Care Plan around short term achievable goals
• Liason with other agencies already look to
  point of transfer of care (prescribing transfers
  should always be seamless)
• Review does care plan accurately reflect agreed
  objectives?
• Handover/Documentation/Especially ongoing risks

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However well we think we are doing we can
always do better

• Team meetings
• Supervision
• Job planning
• Appraisal