To deliver the best outcomes for drug misusers, their families and communities it is important that work already underway to build effective recovery systems is accelerated. Planning is key and successful plans will be based on the local needs and community assets assessment, and will reflect evidence.
Effective local systems will be those that raise their recovery-orientated ambitions and improve the progress of service users while continuing to protect them from the risks of drug misuse (and are seen to do both by providers and users). They will encourage more service users to complete their treatment but will not put at risk any who are benefiting from their existing treatment.
The JSNA support pack for commissioners outlines key principles that local areas might consider when developing plans for an integrated recovery system. There are five principles, followed by a series of prompts to help put them into practice.
Download the document here.