Callanan, Meg and Ranns, Helen and Turley, Caroline and Barnard, Matt and Hussey, David and Chanfreau, Jenny and Bowles, Roger (2012) Drug systems change pilots evaluation. Final report. London: NatCen Social Research.
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The Drug Systems Change pilot programme, funded jointly by the UK Department of Health and the Home Office, ran from 2009-2011. The aim was to test whether local drug and alcohol treatment partnerships could tailor services better, in response to local needs, if they were allowed more flexibility in how they used the range of funding streams available to them and were not constrained by central targets.
The 7 pilot sites investigated how they could redesign the commissioning and delivery of drug treatment and related social provision, both in prison and in community settings, adopting more user-led, outcome-focused approaches, and so improving the outcomes achieved by their service users.
A collaboration led by NatCen (National Centre for Social Research) was commissioned to evaluate the pilots. Chris Heffer, Deputy Director, Alcohol and Drugs, at the Department of Health, said: ‘with their focus on local innovation, recovery and continuity of care, the work undertaken by the 7 pilot sites fits well with current priorities.
The changes in practice they achieved required months of hard work and a good deal of intensive partnership collaboration.’
The evaluation report highlights:
the challenges of system redesign
the importance of partnership working in affecting change
lessons in enhancing continuity of care
implementing single points of assessment and personalised treatment budgets
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Psychosocial treatment method
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Treatment outcome
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health services, substance use research
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Rehabilitation
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care delivery
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Community-based treatment (primary care)
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom
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