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National Drug Treatment Monitoring System

The National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) is the official method of monitoring the extent and nature of structured drug and alcohol treatment in England. It is managed by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) and operated by nine regional centres.

The NDTMS is operated in the North West by a regional team based in the North West Public Health Observatory, which is housed within the Centre for Public Health, at Liverpool John Moores University. The regional team collects data from all of the structured drug and alcohol treatment providers in the area. This is then collated by the NTA and monthly figures are produced for each Drug & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT).

NDTMS figures are used to support the government’s commitment to the national drug and alcohol strategies. The same figures are also used as part of the Healthcare Commission’s ‘star-ratings’ system for performance managing Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and mental health trusts. A complete guide to the operation and uses of the NDTMS is outlined in the North West NDTMS guidelines document.

Monitoring of Specialist Alcohol Treatment
From 1 April 2008 all providers of specialist alcohol treatment were asked to submit data to the NDTMS on clients receiving specialist treatment for their alcohol misuse. The data collection will support the Government’s National Alcohol Strategy and will provide information for commissioners on the provision of specialist alcohol treatment services at a local level.
Drug treatment in the North West of England 2008/09

This publication "Drug and alcohol treatment in the North West of England 2008/09" details the results of the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) in the North West of England during 2008/09. The NDTMS was introduced in April 2001 to collect data on all clients in contact with structured treatment services (i.e. high threshold tier 3 and 4 services as defined by the Models of Care, see National Treatment Agency [NTA] 2002). To take into account the recent developments in NDTMS monitoring and reporting, this report provides an overview of the NDTMS data for the region and has been divided into the following sections:

·         Problematic Drug Users (PDU) and all drug users (aged over 18) in effective structured drug treatment
·         Individuals in contact with structured drug treatment
·         Young People (under 18) in contact with structured drug and alcohol treatment
·         Individuals in contact with structured alcohol treatment.
 
The report also provides comparisons to previous years; 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08. It offers supplementary detailed information to build on the national figures quoted by the National Drug Evidence Centre (NDEC) and the NTA. The report only includes data for those individuals resident within the region who were in contact with treatment services within the North West.
 

 

Monthly Reports

To view our monthly reports click here.  The monthly reports are produced by the Centre for Public Health detailing the results of the NDTMS in the North West of England to date. The report aims to provide each of the 22 North West DAATs with timely information on the number, and profile, of those in contact with treatment services in the region.

Links

The official NDTMS web pages on the NTA website: www.nta.nhs.uk/areas/ndtms/default.aspx

The NTA Consent and Confidentiality Toolkit for NDTMS data is available here

Confidentiality Toolkit v4.1

Other useful links can be found at: www.nta.nhs.uk

 

Contact

Adam Marr (NDTMS Regional Manager)