Substance Misuse Issues in Acute Care

Introduction

The Healthcare Commission review of Acute In-patient Mental Health wards in 2007 audited:

  • Are health promotion activities around substance misuse - including alcohol - offered to service users each week? (Healthcare Commission criterion 2.1.3(c)).
  •  What is the proportion of service users for whom their patterns of substance misuse have been assessed? (Healthcare Commission criterion 4.2.5).
  •  What is the proportion of clinical staff who report having received training in:
  • Assessing use of alcohol and drugs.
  • How to handle patients who are drunk or under the influence of drugs (Healthcare Commission criterion 4.2.3(a)).

Substance Misuse and Acute In-patient Mental Health Resources and Presentations

  • Updates on current substance misuse issues and guidance within acute mental health care settings by Derek Tobin (Presentation PDF Intro) (Presentation PDF Assesments on Acute Inpatient Wards)
  • Presentations on key themes of the Health Care Commission Review 2007 by Dr Elizabeth Hughes, Reader in Primary Care,
  • Flexible Delivery of  training within Acute inpatient Settings by Dr Elizabeth Hughes, Reader in Primary Care, Faculty of Health and Life Science, Coventry University. (Presentation PDF)  (Website http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/ccawi/ESC-DD.htm )
  • Delivering a group programme & support for service users by Debbie Boulton- Lead Occupational Therapist, COMPASS Programme, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) (Presentation PDF)
  • Dual Diagnosis Training Programmes for Inpatient staff by  Derek Tobin, West Midlands Regional development Centre &  COMPASS Programme BSMHFT.(Presentation PDF)