Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

NG58/5

Question

Care pathway:- In the UK, what is the optimal care pathway for young people and adults with coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse?

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Why this is important:- There is a lack of published evidence on care pathways on treatment, management and follow-up of people with coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse. In the UK, service configurations, treatment philosophies and funding streams act as barriers to providing coordinated care. Separate mental health and substance misuse services are usually provided by different organisations, have different organisational and managerial structures, and staff within each service often lack the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with people from another organisation.
A review of what has worked or not in areas that have implemented changes to practice will help services develop optimal care pathways.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services

Number

NG58

Date issued

November 2016

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