NSW Health Clinical Care Standards: Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment

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The Clinical Care Standards for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment (the Standards) outline the core elements of care that underpin treatment within the alcohol and other drug treatment sector in NSW.

These standards apply to all alcohol and drug treatment service types and locations and do not identify specific interventions used in treatment. The intention is to detail foundational elements of care, support clinical decision making and complement rather than replicate other sources of information that guide the delivery of high-quality and safe treatment.

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/aod/Pages/clinical-care-standards-AOD.aspx

ORIENTATION TO THE NSW CLINICAL CARE STANDARDS FOR AoD TREATMENT
This presentation provides an overview to the NSW Clinical Care Standards for AoD treatment and can be used by treatment providers to introduce the care standards to their staff. This session is aimed at AoD treatment providers including service managers and clinicians. The objective is that having listened to the presentation you will have an understanding of:
- the purpose of the Standards
- the principles that underpin the Standards
- how each Standard highlights the treatment and care that people accessing treatment can expect when they seek AOD treatment, and
- where to get further information and support for implementation.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLINICAL CARE STANDARDS
This presentation provides information for service managers on implementing the NSW Clinical Care Standards for AoD treatment. We hope that it encourages you to consider how to embed the standards into your service and provides you with information on the resources that are currently (or will be) available to support your implementation.