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Evaluation of specialist methadone services
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The first of the Specialist Methadone Services (SMS) in Victoria was established in 1994 as part of a redevelopment of drug treatment services, during which resources for institutional based services were redistributed to increase the range of community-based services.
While general medical practitioners (GPs) provide the majority of methadone treatment services in Victoria, SMS were developed to provide support for those people receiving methadone treatment with complex medical, psychiatric or psychosocial problems.
Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Table of contents
- Key findings
- Introduction
- Terms of reference
- Project objectives
- Project outcomes
- Project specifications
- Project methodology
- Stage 1: Project initiation and planning
- Stage 2: Literature review
- Stage 3: Activity data collection
- Stage 4: Consultations with stakeholders
- Stage 5: Report production
- Literature review
- Introduction
- Service models and best practice
- Components of treatment
- Other considerations
- Performance indicators for specialist services
- Public versus private methadone programs
- Community-based service provision
- Conclusion
- Summary of general findings
Strengths and weaknesses of the specialist methadone services
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Overall assessment against key service requirements
- Extent to which services are meeting performance targets
- Appropriateness of performance targets
- Successful innovations and deficits in the treatment model
- Systemic issues which affect successful service delivery
- Other findings
- Future directions
- Access to services
- Inter-service collaboration
- Standardisation of processes and protocols
- Standardisation of reporting and data collection
- Bibliography
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