Select Committee on Public Accounts Minutes of Evidence

Supplementary memorandum submitted by the Home Office

Question 80 (Mr Richard Allan): Waiting times for treatment for the misuse of drugs.

AVERAGE WAITING TIMES FOR DRUG TREATMENT—IN WEEKS

Treatment Modality	Average national waiting times 2002-03	Average national waiting time December 2004	Average waiting times in Drug Intervention Programme areas December 2004
Specialist Prescribing	8.3	3.5	2.6
GP Prescribing	8.5	2.1	1.7
Structured Counselling	5.5	2.4	2.0
Day Care	3.0	1.3	1.1
In-Patient Detoxification	8.3	3.0	2.8
Residential Rehabilitation	7.2	2.5	2.4

Source: National Treatment Agency (December 2004)

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Prepared 21 June 2005