Health Service Executive. (2013) Health service national service plan 2014. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
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P.37 Key priorities with actions to deliver in 2014:
• Achieve improved health outcomes for persons with addiction issues
.. Deliver on the national policy objectives of the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016, with specific reference to progressing implementation of relevant actions on early intervention, treatment and rehabilitation.
….. Implement recommendations from Health Service Opioid Treatment Protocol.
….. Implement recommendations of Tier 4 (Residential Addiction Services Report) within the context of available resources.
….. Evaluate the Pharmacy Needle Exchange Programme and make recommendations.
….. Finalise the implementation plan for the National Overdose Prevention Strategy.
• Prioritise and implement Health Service actions in the Report of the Steering Group on a National Substance Misuse Strategy
• Implement recommendations of the National Hepatitis C Strategy according to updated time frames and in line with existing resource constraints.
• Implement the specific health aspects of a housing-led approach to homelessness in line with the new
National Homelessness Policy Statement
P.38 Key Indicators of Performance [Performance Indicator Expected Activity / Target 2014]
Opioid Substitute Treatment –
No. of clients in opioid substitute treatment (outside prisons) - 9,100
Substance Misuse –
No. and % of substance misusers (over 18 years ) for whom treatment has commenced within one calendar month following assessment - 1,260 (100%)
No. and % of substance misusers (under 18 years) for whom treatment has commenced within one week following assessment - 105 0100%)
Pharmacy Needle Exchange –
No. of unique individuals attending pharmacy needle exchange - 700
Homeless Services –
No. and % of individual service users admitted to homeless emergency accommodation hostels / facilities whose health needs have been assessed as part of a Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) within two weeks of admission - 1,700 (85% )
P.41 Tobacco Control -
No. of frontline healthcare staff trained in brief intervention smoking cessation - 1,350
HJ Treatment method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health related issues > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control > Needle syringe distribution and exchange
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health care delivery
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Health care economics
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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