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The three year training program is based on the Royal College of General Practitioners Curriculum for General Practice

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Locality based learning

[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

Whole day learning 

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

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[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Drugs and Alcohol  Direct link to the Drugs and Alcohol curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

Relevant texts and resources

  • BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. The British National Formulary 50 London: BMJ Books, 2005

  • BURY M. Health and Illness in a Changing Society London: Routledge, 1997

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,SCOTTISH OFFICE HOME AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT,WELSH OFFICE. Drug Misuse and Dependence, Guidelines on Clinical Management London: HMSO, 1991

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,SCOTTISH OFFICE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,WELSH OFFICE,DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES,NORTHERN IRELAND. Drug Misuse and Dependence. Guidelines on clinical management London: The Stationery Office, 1999

  • GERADA C (ed.). RCGP Guide to the Management of Substance Misuse in Primary Care London: RCGP, 2005

  • JONES R, BRITTEN N, CULPEPPER L, et al. (eds). The Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

  • SCHELLEVIS FG, VAN DER VELDEN J, VAN DE LISDONK EH, VAN EIJK JTM, VAN WEEL C. Co morbidity of chronic diseases in general practice J Clin Epidemiol 1993; 46: 463–73

  • WANLESS D. Securing Good Health for the Whole Population: final report London: HSMO, 2004

  • WRIGHT N. Homelessness: a primary care response London: RCGP, 2002

Web resources

  • Driving under the influence of drugs: an internet resource This site provides an outline of the current situation with regard to drug driving and what actions the BMA would like the government to take. www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/__hub+science+drug+driving 

  • Drugs.gov.uk This website is for anyone who works in the drugs field or is carrying out research in this area. It has up-to-date information including the latest on government policy, research, legislation and the Drug Strategy. www.drugs.gov.uk/

  • Health Education Board for Scotland The Health Education Board for Scotland (HEBS) was established on 1 April 1991, replacing the Scottish Health Education Group as the national agency for health education in Scotland. www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk/

  • National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse The NTA works in partnership with central government, drug action teams, treatment commissioners, providers and service users, carers and families, researchers,academics, trainers and criminal justice agencies to improve drug treatment. www.nta.nhs.uk/

  • Scottish Drugs Forum The Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) is a national non-government drugs policy and information agency working in partnership with others to coordinate effective responses to drug use in Scotland. www.sdf.org.uk

  • SIGN Guideline: The Management of Harmful Drinking and Alcohol Dependence in Primary Care The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/74/index.html

  • Substance Misuse Management in General Practice This is the best website for GPs on drug misuse. www.smmgp.org.uk www.smmgp.org.uk/html/rcgp.php

  • Turning Point A social care organisation providing a wide range of substance misuse services across England and Wales. www.turning-point.co.uk/

References

  • JONES R, BRITTEN N, CULPEPPER L, et al. (eds). The Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Provisional Statistics from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System in England, 2001/02 and 2002/03 London: Department of Health, 2003

  • NHS SCOTLAND (SCOTLAND’S HEALTH STATISTICS DATABASE). Main Illicit Drug Use: year ending 31 March 2002 percentage of individuals using each drug as their main drug of misuse, by sex Edinburgh: NHS Scotland, 2005, www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/publications/03dmss/themes/index.htm  [accessed January 2007]

  • STRANG J, SHERIDAN J, HUNT C, KERR B, et al. The prescribing of methadone and other opioids to addicts: national survey of GPs in England and Wales Br J Gen Pract 2005; 55: 444–51

  • NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE. The Roles and Responsibilities of Doctors in the Provision of Treatment in Drug and Alcohol Misusers London: Department of Health, 2005, www.nta.nhs.uk/programme/national/docs/Doctors_roles_and_responsibilities.pdf

  • THE PRIME MINISTER’S STRATEGY UNIT. Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England London: The Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, 2004, www.strategy.gov.uk/work_areas/alcohol_misuse/index.asp

  • THE NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE (NTA). Models of Care of the Treatment of Adult Drug Misuses: framework for developing local systems of effective drug misuse treatment in England London: Department of Health, 2002

  • THE TASK FORCE TO REVIEW SERVICES FOR DRUG MISUSERS. Report of an Independent Survey of Drug Treatment Services in England London: Department of Health, 1996

  • Possibly the best summary of the effectiveness is found in: SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK (SIGN). The Management of Harmful Drinking and Alcohol Dependence in Primary Care National Clinical Guidelines Edinburgh: SIGN, 2003, www.sign.ac.uk

  • GRUER L. Hidden Harm: responding to the needs of children of problem drug users London: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, 2005

  • GERADA C, BARRETT C, BETTERTON J, TIGHE J. The Consultancy Liaison Addiction Service – the first five years of an integrated, primary care based community drug and alcohol team Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 2000; 7: 251–6 1

  • NIMHE. Emerging Best Practices in Mental Health Recovery, www.kc.nimhe.org.uk/upload/Best%20Practices%20in%20MH%20Recovery%20Poster.pdf    [accessed January 2007]