Guidance

Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug services

Guidance for local authorities to support them in commissioning effective alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services in their areas.

From:
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
Published
3 August 2022

Applies to England

Documents

Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug treatment and recovery guidance

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Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug treatment and recovery self-assessment tool

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Details

This commissioning quality standard (CQS) sets standards that will guide local partnerships to commission alcohol and drug services more effectively.

This guidance helps partnerships to:

  • clarify the commissioning process they should follow
  • plan and deliver harm reduction, treatment and recovery interventions
  • understand local need for alcohol and drug services
  • assess whether anyone affected by problem alcohol and drug use is able to access the right support at the right time
  • provide high-quality support from a multi-disciplinary skilled workforce for children, young people and adults affected by problem alcohol and drug use

We have also published a self assessment tool to help local partnerships to measure their progress to meet the standards. They can use this to:

  • make notes about their progress
  • score themselves to check how close they are to meeting the standards

Local partnerships should use the CQS guidance and self-assessment tool alongside other products that support the implementation of the government’s drug strategy.

Published 3 August 2022