Select Committee on Home Affairs Memoranda


Annex

RCGP/GPC POLICY STATEMENT ON CARE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

  The RCGP and GPC believe that General Practitioners should offer appropriate care to all patients on their lists. Where patients have problems with substance abuse, appropriate care will include aspects of primary care normally provided by the practice health care team, shared care with other services and referral to other appropriate services.

  Certain GPs may develop particular expertise in the care of substance abusers, and the number and location of these doctors should, ideally, be sufficient to avoid substantial workload falling onto only a few GPs. In supporting the development of this expertise, the Health Departments must ensure the provision of appropriate training in this field; facilitate of professional support; resource the adequate provision for support services including specialist services and appropriate financial additional remuneration for such work.


 
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