Original research
by
Poulter, Hannah Louise et al
Release Date
2023
Geography
UK
Language of Resource
English
Full Text Available
No
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Objective
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.
Findings/Key points
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.
Design/methods
Qualitative in-depth interviews with patients and health care providers (n =17) involved in the delivery of HAT
Keywords
Safer supply
Barriers and enablers
About prescribers
About PWUD
