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<p>Drug treatment services in prisons have been systematically reviewed over the past
18 months, as a part of the development of a new service specification. NHS England
and their partners support development of a new commissioning service specification
as part of a quality improvement programme for prison health services. The NHS England
teams that commission these assessments also hold quarterly performance review meetings
with drug treatment providers, and recommission the services as a part of a three
to five year cycle (or earlier if required).</p><p> </p><p>On average, there was no
wait for drug treatment services and nearly all (95%) people started their first treatment
intervention within three weeks of being assessed but would start immediately if it
was clinically appropriate to do so. Regular needs assessments are undertaken by NHS
England to identify specific establishment-level needs.</p><p> </p><p>Effectiveness
is measured by Public Health England through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring
System. In total, 37,330 individuals left treatment between 1 April 2016 and 31 March
2017. Of the individuals that left treatment in the year, 10,066 (27%) were discharged
as ‘treatment completed’, up from 23% in 2015-16. Further information is available
here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/677500/OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE_secure_setting_annual_report_2016-17FINAL-v1.2.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/677500/OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE_secure_setting_annual_report_2016-17FINAL-v1.2.pdf</a></p>
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