Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of care and therapy provision for people with opioid addiction.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) routinely carries out reviews of substance misuse services. In their most recent assessment the CQC rated the majority of residential substance misuse centres and community substance misuse centres as good or outstanding.

Public Health England (PHE) has published a comprehensive review of the evidence on the drug misuse treatment system in England. In comparison with other countries and the international research, it shows the system is performing well but there are some areas where we can improve. Although the review covers drug treatment effectiveness, it does not address the quality of care and therapy. The review is available to view at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drug-misuse-treatment-in-england-evidence-review-of-outcomes