Evaluation of the Drugs and Alcohol Recovery Payment by Results Pilot Programme

Final Report

Michael Donmall, Matthew Sutton, Andrew Jones, Tim Millar, Paul Turnbull, Tim McSweeney, Emma Disley, Thomas Mason, Alessandro Moretti, Matthias Pierce, et al.

ResearchPosted on rand.org Apr 11, 2019Published in: University of Manchester, National Drug Evidence Center (NDEC) (2017)

In April 2012, eight commissioning areas initiated a pilot scheme whereby a proportion of provider payments were linked to achievement of specified outcomes representing recovery from problems relating to drugs and alcohol misuse by service users. The purpose of the Payment by Results Pilots was to both develop and test this new approach to the commissioning and delivery of drugs and alcohol services. This report describes an evaluation of the scheme. The main findings are summarised, below.

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  • Copyright: The University of Manchester
  • Publisher: University of Manchester, National Drug Evidence Center (NDEC)
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2017
  • Pages: 164
  • Document Number: EP-67840

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