Health service management data report. November 2013.

For information on methadone treatment see the social inclusion section of the Data management report, page 4. For information on tobacco control, see page 3 Substance misuse (P.20 Performance assurance report) - Addiction services: The expected level of service in 2013 is that 8,650 clients would receive methadone treatment. • 9,049 clients received this service (excluding prisons) for the November reporting period which includes 3,775 patients being treated by 326 GPs in the community. • Methadone was dispensed by 596 pharmacies catering for 6,220 clients for the reporting period. • At the end of November reporting period there were 84 HSE clinics providing methadone treatment and an additional 10 clinics were provided in the prison service. • 64 new patients commenced methadone treatment during the November reporting period (8 in General Practice, 56 in HSE clinics of which 10 in prison clinics)