HC Deb 20 June 2002 vol 387 c570W
Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average waiting time has been for treatment for a heroin addict in Plymouth in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [59743]

Ms Blears

The current waiting time for non-urgent specialist prescribing for a heroin addict in Plymouth through statutory drug services is 65 weeks (which has remained stable since December 2001)' and through those general practitioners who initiate prescribing the waiting varies from immediate access to three months'. For non-urgent specialist prescribing through the non-statutory services that facilitate shared care with general practitioners, the maximum wait for community opiate detoxification is three months' and the maximum wait for longer-term opiate substitute prescribing is 12 months'.

Urgent cases are seen within one week2.

1Information as of June 2002 from local DAT Co-ordinator

1Information as of June 2002 from Primary Care Trust

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