SMR25a on paper

SMR25 Follow-up

Analysis

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Scottish Drug Misuse Database - SMR25

Between April 2008 and March 2009, ISD will be introducing an enhanced Scottish Drug Misuse Database Follow-up Reporting System SMR25 Follow-up. The new system is designed to collect information on clients throughout their Care Episode and will replace the current paper based SMR25 data collection system SMR25a Initial Assessment (on paper).

About the database

The Scottish Drug Misuse Database (SDMD) is an important and widely used national information source on the misuse of drugs in Scotland. The SDMD is based on systematic recording of a national dataset on clients seen at a broad range of services across Scotland. The database holds information on demographic and behavioural characteristics of new clients coming to the attention of medical services (general practice, hospital etc.) and specialist drug services (statutory and non-statutory). The dataset covers:

• demographic information
• presenting information
• prescription profile
• illicit drug profile
• injecting/ sharing details
• social profile
• dependent children
• contact with services

The aims of the database are to:

• monitor presenting problem use
• collect information about clients presenting to services for assessment of their care/ treatment needs pertaining to drug misuse
• help identify, or confirm, trends
• inform discussion about service provision
• provide data for the Alcohol and Drug Action Teams for taking forward the drugs misuse strategy
• provide information in support of monitoring targets set by the Scottish Government