Social Inclusion p. 35

Opioid substitution treatment

The number of clients in receipt of opioid substitution treatment (outside of prison) (Expected Activity 9,400 Monthly)

 9,498 October 2015, 9,442 October 2014, (0.6% increase/56)

 Variance from expected activity 1% (98)

No. of clients in receipt of opioid substitution treatment (prisons) (Expected Activity 490)

 478 October 2015, 479 October 2014, (14.2% increase/68)

 Variance from expected activity -2.4% (12)

9,498 patients received Opioid Substitute Treatment (excluding prisons) for the October reporting period which includes 4,069 patients being treated by 348 GPs in the community.

Opioid Substitute Treatment was dispensed by 659 pharmacies catering for 6,664 patients for the reporting period.

At the end of the October reporting period there were 77 HSE clinics providing Opioid Substitute Treatment and an additional 12 prisons clinics were provided in the prison service.

72 new patients commenced Opioid Substitute Treatment during the October reporting period (11 in General Practice, 61 in HSE clinics) with a further 12 in the prison clinics.