Accessibility versus quality of care plus retention: the formula for service delivery in opioid replacement therapy

Title: Accessibility versus quality of care plus retention: the formula for service delivery in opioid replacement therapy
Creator: Harlow, Warren; Roman, Marian W.; Hapell, Brenda; Browne, Graeme
Relation: Issues in Mental Health Nursing Vol. 34, Issue 9, p. 706-714
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2013.804896
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: The aim of this paper is to investigate how Australian Opioid Replacement Therapy (ORT) policy influences access to ORT treatment, including the resources required for implementation. In doing so, we also compare the accessibility of ORT treatment in Australia (AU) with ORT in the United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US). A review of government data and policy that influence service delivery was undertaken. When comparing across AU, the UK, and the US, we found several differences. To improve access to treatment in Australia more general practitioners need to provide ORT. Additionally, criteria for quality care, a centralised intake system, a national ORT treatment outcome measure, and a shift towards a recovery focus are recommended.
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1046086
Identifier: uon:14574
Identifier: ISSN:0161-2840
Language: eng
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