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Prison and Community – Bridging the Gaps. Background. Managing continuity-of-care critical to successful delivery of DIP Managing continuity-of-care between community – prison – community prison – prison has been historically weak New guidance published in July 2009:
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Background • Managing continuity-of-care critical to successful delivery of DIP • Managing continuity-of-care between • community – prison – community • prison – prison has been historically weak • New guidance published in July 2009: Drug Misusing Offenders – ensuring the continuity-of-care between prison and community
Key points from the guidance document • defines a “journey map” along which drug misusing offenders travel when transferring between community and prisons • clarifies at each point the respective continuity-of-care roles and responsibilities of community drug workers and prison Substance Misuse Teams
Questions to structure debate • How can we build on the guidance to strengthen continuity-of-care provision? • What areas of best practice already exist? • In any re-fresh of the guidance document, what issues should be added / emphasised?
Follow up • Contact Chris Ashley on: • Tel: 020 7035 3908 • christopher.ashley@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk