Brief Insight 17: Scottish Borders Alcohol & Drug Partnership: Eyemouth health check project
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Summary
In the Scottish Borders, the Eyemouth Health Check project aims to improve access to primary care health services for people impacted by substance use.
The set-up of this project involved several key steps:
- developing a specific selection criteria,
- identifying a partner GP practice/s,
- GP practice staff identifying relevant patients they had been unable to follow up,
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) reviewing each person’s clinical record and offering appointments where appropriate, and;
- following up and offering a physical health review.
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