Guidance

Role of addiction specialist doctors in drug and alcohol services

Resource for commissioners, providers and clinicians to identify the essential functions of addiction specialist doctors in recovery oriented treatment.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 November 2015

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Role of addiction specialist doctors in drug and alcohol services

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A resource for drug and alcohol commissioners, providers and clinicians to understand the important role of addiction specialist doctors in recovery-oriented treatment systems.

This resource:

• builds on the standards in ‘Delivering quality care for drug and alcohol users: the roles and competencies of doctors’

• points out the many crucial functions done by addiction specialist doctors

This will help you to continue to provide safe and effective services, and have a workforce with the skills needed to meet service user needs.

Public Health England, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Royal College of General Practitioners endorse this document.

Published 1 November 2015