Well Happy AppWellHappy is a free health app which aims to help young people in London age 12-25 to find local support services in and around London including mental health, sexual health, drugs, alcohol and stop smoking services. Read more »
Smoking and mental healthPeople with mental illness are more likely to smoke heavily than the general population. This briefing published by the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network provides the background to smoking prevalence and the consequences for people with mental illness. Read more »
GPG1 Developing and updating local formulariesThis guidance, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), provides good practice recommendations for the systems and processes needed to ensure NHS organisations develop and update local formularies effectively and in accordance with statutory requirements. Read more »
Guidance for commissioners of drug and alcohol servicesThis guide has been written to provide practical advice on developing and delivering local plans and strategies to commission the most effective and efficient drug and alcohol services for adults. Read more »
This project aims to support South West CCGs to improve access to services for people with a dual diagnosis of substance misuse and mental health problems. Read more »
Self Help for iPadThis Self Help app for the iPad gives you access to the full range of 23 mental health self-help guides developed by Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Read more »
UK drugs policyIn this video Professor John Strang from the National Addiction Centre discusses UK drugs policy with Jeremy Paxman on BBC2 Newsnight programme. Read more »
Employment and recovery a good practice guideThis guidance aims to promote more effective approaches to the education, training and employment needs of people in drug treatment. Read more »
Medications in recovery: Re-orientating drug dependence treatmentThis document re-examines treatment methods and objectives that can help the recovery of those with addiction problems. Read more »
Guidance for the use of substitute prescribing in the treatment of opioid dependence in primary careThis guidance covers the use of substitute medication, which can be an important element in the treatment of opioid dependent patients and their medically assisted recovery. Read more »
NICE Guideline CG120: Psychosis and co-existing substance misuseThis guideline covers the assessment and management of adults and young people (aged 14 years and older) who have a clinical diagnosis of psychosis with coexisting substance misuse. Read more »
Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical managementThis guidance is intended for all clinicians, especially those providing pharmacological interventions for drug misusers as a component of drug misuse treatment. Read more »