HSE West service plan 2012.

Social inclusion services focus on addressing health inequalities through the provision of targeted services, supporting enhanced responsiveness of mainstream services and facilitating partnership and inter-sectoral working. Priorities for 2012 Provide methadone treatment to 290 clients. Provide support services for 205 homeless persons. Provide for West Traveller health screening – of 1,650 national total. Implement a range of national social inclusion strategies and policies. These include actions in areas such as addiction services, homelessness, intercultural health and Travellers’ Health. Implement the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 actions in relation to treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Prioritise and implement recommendations of anticipated National Substance Misuse Strategy. Prioritise and implement recommendations of anticipated HSE National Hepatitis C Strategy. Implement National Homeless Strategy in conjunction with other key partners. Progress recommendations of the HSE National Intercultural Health Strategy 2007-2012. Progress priority actions informed by the All Ireland Traveller Health Study 2011. Progress priority actions agreed by the National AIDS Strategy’s Education and Prevention Sub-committee