Brief Insight 11: Highland Alcohol & Drug Partnership: Argyll & Bute Addiction Team (ABAT): Improving choice and access to care in Cowal
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Summary
The Argyll and Bute Addiction Team (ABAT) is an integrated team comprising of specialist staff from NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council. Geography is an important factor in delivering care here. It is the fourth sparsest population of the 32 local authorities within Scotland with 47% of its population living in rural areas. One in 10 people are income deprived in this region which also includes 23 inhabited islands.
ABAT’s funding allocation enabled the team to focus on service delivery in Cowal. A region identified as needing more services as it is the most deprived area of Argyll and Bute. Cowal has the highest number of drug related deaths in the area and high numbers of people seeking support from domestic violence and mental health services.
Please send us an email at his.alcoholanddrugs@nhs.scot if you:
- have a question about our programme or resources
- would like to speak to a member of our team about our work