Clause 9 - Initial assessment following testing for presence of class A drugs
Drugs Bill
9:10 am
Mr John Mann (Bassetlaw, Labour)
I come to that precise point; it is the key, and we have used it over the past 18 months in Bassetlaw with great success. First, the primary care trust has taken responsibility for drugs treatment. Secondly, rather than the GP and the medical generalist or specialist acting as support to the drugs worker, the drugs worker acts as support to the GP. That is exactly how all other chronic relapsing diseases are treated in the community. The GP may call in mental health specialists, drugs workers or housing officers, but the GP is responsible for overseeing the treatment.