More than just ‘free heroin’: Caring whilst navigating constraint in the delivery of diamorphine assisted treatment

Original research
par
Poulter, Hannah Louise et al

Date de publication

2023

Géographie

UK

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

Health care providers navigated multiple layers of constraint during HAT implementation and delivery. We explore this in relation to three themes: 1) Negotiating risk and safety within treatment 2) More than a prescription: care beyond diamorphine 3) Internal and external delivery barriers and impact on treatment acceptability, identity and longevity.

Constatations/points à retenir

Despite some operational complexities, health care providers viewed HAT as an effective method of engaging a high risk population with drug treatment services, with holistic benefits for clients over and above the treatment of opioid dependency.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Qualitative in-depth interviews with patients and health care providers (n =17) involved in the delivery of HAT

Mots clés

Safer supply
Barriers and enablers
About prescribers
About PWUD