Health Service Executive. (2014) Health service management data report. November 2013. Dublin: Health Service Executive.
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For information on methadone treatment see the social inclusion section of the Data management report, page 4.
For information on tobacco control, see page 3
Substance misuse (P.20 Performance assurance report) - Addiction services:
The expected level of service in 2013 is that 8,650 clients would receive methadone treatment.
• 9,049 clients received this service (excluding prisons) for the November reporting period which includes 3,775 patients being treated by 326 GPs in the community.
• Methadone was dispensed by 596 pharmacies catering for 6,220 clients for the reporting period.
• At the end of November reporting period there were 84 HSE clinics providing methadone treatment and an additional 10 clinics were provided in the prison service.
• 64 new patients commenced methadone treatment during the November reporting period (8 in General Practice, 56 in HSE clinics of which 10 in prison clinics).
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care economics
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
HJ Treatment or recovery method > Substance disorder treatment method > Substance replacement method (substitution) > Opioid agonist treatment (methadone maintenance / buprenorphine)
B Substances > Tobacco (cigarette smoking)
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care delivery
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