Health and social work services

Description

From 1.10.2015, Harrow Council has commissioned an integrated treatment and recovery service. The Council is re-procuring the adult substance misuse integrated treatment and recovery service with a contract start date of 1.4.2020. Harrow Public Health is committed to fulfilling the requirements of the National Drugs Strategy (2017), The Government Alcohol Strategy (2012), Drug Misuse and Dependence UK Guidelines on Clinical Management(2017), PHE ‘Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children Affected by Parental Alcohol and Drug Use: a guide for local authorities’ (2018), and DoHSC — Public Health Outcomes Framework: Improving Outcomes and Supporting Transparency (2016). Harrow Adult Substance Misuse Service specialises in delivering drug and alcohol treatment, crime reduction interventions for drug and alcohol offenders and support for carers/families affected by substance misuse. The service minimises the impact that substance misuse has on individuals and the wider community, ultimately making a positive contribution to addressing health inequalities and crime reduction priorities of the Safer Harrow Board. An effective treatment and recovery service can make a significant contribution to reduction in reoffending in Harrow, reducing anti-social behaviour and support early intervention i.e. reducing numbers of children moving into higher threshold care services. The service model will incorporate the following elements: Prescribing: to deliver clinical review, detoxification/rehabilitation, (community and inpatient), harm reduction. Recovery: to deliver a recovery-focused programme (community and inpatient) supporting treatment leavers with life skills, access to employment, training and education (ETE) in order to sustain long-term recovery from substance misuse.