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National Treatment Agency
Susan Hart
Workforce programme manager
07770 320411
[email protected]
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NTA structure
 Special Health Authority
 Accountable to the Secretary of State for
Health
 Chairman, Board members, Chief Executive
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NTA Purpose and aims
Our purpose
 To improve the availability, quality and
effectiveness of drug treatment in England
Our aim
 More treatment
 Better treatment
 Inclusive treatment
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NTA functions
 Delivery Assurance
 Commissioning
 Evidence led
 Policy management and development
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What has the NTA delivered and
supported in workforce terms so far?
Increased the numbers working in
Creating 3 workforce targets
the drug treatment sector from 6,794 around NVQ, continuing
in 2002 to 10,628 in 2005. Progress professional development
is being made towards achieving the (CPD) and leadership &
new revised target of 11,000.
management
Collecting workforce and ethnicity  The development of Drug
data
and Alcohol National
Occupational Standards
Integration into mainstream
(DANOS)
education and training delivered
through the sector skills councils
An integrated crossgovernment Workforce
Development Plan
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Why is workforce development
important to the NTA?
Better effectiveness
Greater efficiency
More positive
Treatment
outcomes
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How competency and treatment
outcomes are linked
High level of competency high
outcomes
•Skilled workforce
•Increased staff and client retention
Competency •Increased user satisfaction
•Improved treatment outcomes
•NVQ
High
•CPD
•Dev.
Award
High level of competency low
outcomes
•Existing skills not being utilised by
the service
•Inappropriate number of clinicians
•Staff skills failing to meet the
requirements of the SLA
Low level of competency low
outcomes
•Unskilled workforce
•High client drop out rate
•Reduced numbers in treatment
•Increase in unmet need
low level of competency high
outcomes
•Adequate numbers entering
treatment
Low
Competency
•No drug
related
qualification
•Basic
drugs
awareness
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Substance misuse workers should have to demonstrate
competency on a regular basis and have a clear qualification
structure. This will create parity with other professions who
deal with vulnerable adults
Leadership &
management
training for
Commissioning
training
CPD
Need:
To have competent
staff throughout the
treatment system
NVQ in Health &
Social Care for
drugs workers
RCGP
training
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