New Horizons: The review of alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia

There has been variability in practices in relation to the payment tranches; “Data are not used to monitor the the extent to which the performance measures are performance of funded projects, nor of considered as deliverables; and the use of the Alcohol and the grant programs as a whole” (p. [...] frequency of meetings and improving the communications (assuming that this is the body where a partnership between the Commonwealth and states/territories is best formulated and sustained); establishing mechanisms to consult and coordinate with the NGO treatment sector; and establishing mechanisms to consult with current and prospective clients of AOD treatment. [...] The success of the Review will be judged by the ways in which the analysis of options and subsequent implementation improves the health outcomes of current and prospective clients of AOD treatment. [...] Originally the Review scope was intended to include prevention (the title of the Request for Quotation was “Review of drug and alcohol prevention and treatment service sector”), however clarification and refinement of the purpose of the Review through the commissioning process and initial scoping resulted in a clear delineation between prevention and treatment and a focus only on treatment. [...] The same is true of research – this Review does not consider the planning or purchasing of research, despite the importance to AOD treatment of the ongoing development of the evidence-base, trials of existing and new interventions, and the development of clinical guidelines as essential activities that underpin an effective AOD treatment service sector.