Preventing drug and alcohol deaths: partnership review process
Guidance for local partnerships on how to review adult drug and alcohol related deaths and near-fatal overdoses to prevent future deaths.
Applies to England
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Local partnerships should use this guidance to help them set up and evaluate their review processes for:
- drug-related deaths
- alcohol-related deaths
- near-fatal overdoses
Local areas should interpret and implement this guidance as appropriate to their local circumstances. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in the Department of Health and Social Care will monitor how areas do that, and how useful they find the guidance, with a view to reviewing and revising it.
It will be of particular interest to people who commission and plan the strategic response to drugs and alcohol, including:
- directors of public health
- combating drugs partnerships senior responsible officers
- partners in the commissioning and delivery of services for people who use drugs and alcohol, including voluntary and NHS services
Service providers may also find it useful in considering their own internal processes for assessing drug and alcohol related deaths.
This guidance relates to drug and alcohol deaths in adults. Deaths of children and young people under the age of 18 are reviewed as part of child death overview panels.