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<p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning effective drug and alcohol
prevention and treatment services based on an assessment of local need. Public Health
England (PHE) supports local authorities to do this, by providing bespoke data, value
for money tools, topical briefings, and advice on good practice to help local authorities
meet the needs of their local population. In the North East, PHE work to help local
areas prevent drug-related deaths includes:</p><p> </p><p>- running forums and networks
to facilitate regional groups of commissioners, providers and service users working
together, sharing practice and disseminating new policy and guidance;</p><p>- offering
bespoke support packages to local authorities where necessary; and</p><p>- promoting
the use of naloxone and training people how to use it across the North East.</p><p>Nationally,
PHE has issued advice on providing naloxone, published updated clinical guidelines
for drug treatment and worked with a network of treatment providers to establish good
practice guidance on managing drug-related death risk factors and to improve partnership
between treatment providers and other healthcare services.</p><p>PHE has also established
a new Public Health Outcomes Framework indicator on drug-related deaths to enable
local areas benchmark their performance against others.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing national
work by PHE to help prevent drug-related deaths includes:</p><p> </p><p>- helping
local authorities improve their drug-related death review process;</p><p>- helping
local authorities increase the number of people with drug problems who are in drug
treatment; and</p><p>- improving intelligence on the adverse health effects of drugs.</p>
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