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South Gloucestershire PCT PARTIAL – refer to BAT part-funded charitable organisation not in-house NHS service. The South Gloucestershire Drug and Alcohol Action Team provides access to Battle Against Tranquiliser’s which is a charity based in Patchway. The single point of contact is 01454 868750 and service users can access the treatment if they are using prescribed drugs illicitly or through involuntary addiction. If a person would like to ask some basic questions, there is a helpline 0844 8269317 or they can access the website at www.bataid.org When a service user calls the Single Point of Contact number, they go through an assessment process and are offered a one to one meeting to ascertain need; however they do not have to go any further than telephone assistance if they do not want to. Treatment is free and they can access it for as long as they need. I hope this is useful to you, if you need any more information or would like to get in touch, please feel free to email/call me back. Sarah Jenkins PALS Manager Southampton City PCT also Hampshire and Isle of Wight NO Further to your e-mail of 10 April 2012, I have been informed by our Head of Medicines Management that some GP’s support benzodiazepines withdrawal, however, he is not aware of any other support. He has also commented that previously, we did offer a service through one of our Medicines Management nurses; if GP’s needed such a service he has confirmed we could consider that as an option. Our Community Pharmacy Lead has reported that there is nothing that involves Community Pharmacy, only as you point out, for those addicted to benzodiazepines engaged at IDAS. I do hope this information helps. Yours sincerely Samantha Johnson Quality Facilitator SHIP (Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight & Portsmouth PCT) South Tyneside PCT NO Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to you. Following your e-mail to the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) on 10 April 2012 I am now in a position to respond. I have liaised with the Head of Service for Substance Misuse, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust and the have provided the following response. “Thank you for your request for information about what services our PCT/CCG provides for patients who are dependent upon prescribed only benzodiazepine and z drug tranquillisers and sleeping tablets and who do not abuse these or other substances. South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust provides treatment and care for people who misuse substances in two localities of Gateshead and South Tyneside. We do not provide services to patients with involuntary tranquilliser addiction. Patients who have these problems are treated through their General Practitioner in a primary care setting with support from practice pharmacists on withdrawal programmes. Other voluntary services in the locality may be involved depending on the individual needs of the patient.” If you have any queries with the information I have provided please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kindest regards, Gemma Gemma Evans Patient Advice and Liaison Officer Customer Services Department South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust Yes, we cover Gateshead PCT, South Tyneside PCT and Sunderland TPCT. Regards, Gemma Southwark PCT NO I passed your enquire to Ms. Cuthbert, Clinical Advisor for Substance Misuse Commissioning, who replied that in Southwark we have some specialist GPs with experience in managing drug withdrawals/reductions but we do not have specific services for people who are dependent on prescribed only benzodiazepines and other sleeping tablets and tranquillisers. If you can let us know which GP practice you are registered with or where you live in Southwark, we may be able to assist you further. Best Regards, Antonio Labigalini PALS and Complaints Officer Southwark Business Support Unit South West Essex PCT NO In reply to your FOI request of 18 May we have pleasure in supplying you with the following information: Our drug addiction services do not facilitate a service for treating these patients but do provide support and guidance to GPs based on the "Drug misuse and dependence: UK guidelines on clinical management". However, the Charity 'Open Road' also support GPs with prescribing advice and withdrawal plans when required. We do not have any service level agreements for this particular service but we are working on a Benzodiazepine prescribing and withdrawal policy which will cover this. More information may be obtainable from one of the PCT's providers; SEPT ( South Essex Partnership Trust ). They can be contacted at: SEPT, Trust Head Office, The Lodge, The Chase, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7XX Tel: 0300 123 0808. They also have a useful website: www.sept.nhs.uk We thank you for your enquiry and hope this meets your requirements. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance. Kind regards Janet Lawn Janet Lawn | Customer Services Team Leader | NHS South West Essex
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