The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and Support in Drug and Alcohol Services
The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and Support in Drug and Alcohol
Services have been developed to ensure anyone looking to address their problem drug
and/or alcohol use receives high-quality treatment and support that assists long-term,
sustained recovery and keeps them safe from harm.
Recovery Measures Short to Medium-Term
This is how you, the service and the Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) can measure your short to medium-term progress.
| This grid is designed to show where services could collect the data to demonstrate the quality of service provision and adherence to the Quality Principles. Services may want to use all, or a selection, of these tools as they see fit. | Measurement Tool – Where evidence could be collected through self-assessment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principle | Client Survey |
Staff Survey |
Case Note Audit |
Outcome Tool |
Work with NCOs |
National Data |
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| 1 | You should be able to quickly access the right drug or alcohol service that keeps you safe and supports you throughout your recovery. | • | • | • | |||
| 2 | You should be offered high-quality, evidence informed treatment, care and support interventions which keep you safe and empower you in your recovery. | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 | You should be supported by workers that have the right attitudes, values, training and supervision throughout your recovery journey. | • | • | • | |||
| 4 | You should be involved in a strength-based assessment that ensures the choice of recovery model and therapy is based on your needs and aspirations. | • | • | • | • | ||
| 5 | You should have a recovery plan that is personcentred and addresses your broader health, care and social needs, and maintains a focus on your safety throughout your recovery journey. | • | • | • | • | ||
| 6 | You should be involved in regular reviews of your recovery plan to ensure it continues to meet your needs and aspirations. | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 7 | You should have the opportunity to be involved in an ongoing review of how services are delivered throughout your recovery. | • | • | • | |||
| 8 | Services should be family inclusive as part of their practice. | • | • | • | • | • | |
Longer-Term
Alcohol and Drug Partnerships should ensure that all services measure the longer-term recovery outcomes of their clients. This will provide evidence of the effectiveness of all treatment and support interventions carried out. This can be done using a variety of different tools including, but not limited to:
- Outcome Star
http://www.outcomesstar.org.uk/ - Treatment Outcome Profile (TOPs) (NTA, 2007)
http://www.nta.nhs.uk/healthcare-top.aspx - Maudsley Addiction Profile (MAP) (Marsden et al, 1998)
www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/iopweb/blob/downloads/locator/l_346_MAP.pdf - Christo Inventory for Substance Misuse Services (Christo et al, 2000)
www.drugslibrary.stir.ac.uk/documents/christo.pdf - Rickter Scale (Hutchinson and Stead, 1993)
http://www.rickterscale.com/ - Addiction Severity Index (ASI) (McLennan et al 1980, updated in 1992)
- The Drug and Alcohol Information System (DAISy) Recovery Indicators
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Drugs-and-Alcohol-Misuse/ - A locally devised set of recovery indicators.
Contact
Email: Hilary Smith
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