First reported 2 Aug 2017•Latest report 18 Dec 2017
Definition
What this concern includes
Includes shortages, unavailable facilities, insufficient beds or stabilisation places, and resulting access delays or out-of-area placement for people requiring inpatient detoxification, including detoxification capacity in custodial or community-linked settings.
Not included
Excludes general substance-misuse treatment, outpatient detoxification or recovery-support deficiencies where inpatient detoxification capacity is not the unsafe condition.
Excludes generic prison staffing, healthcare access or bed-capacity concerns unless they directly limit inpatient detoxification places or stabilisation capacity.
Excludes psychiatric inpatient capacity and mental-health placement shortages where detoxification capacity is not materially involved.
Excludes delays or poor treatment after an appropriate inpatient detoxification place has been secured.
Reports
2
Distinct published reports
Individual concerns
3
A report can raise multiple concerns
Date range
2017–2017
First to latest report issue date
Stated actions
2
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Care UK1
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust1
Home Office1
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board1
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board1
Pavilions1
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust1
Multi-service care provider2
NHS trust2
Integrated care board1
Ministerial department1
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Exeter and Greater Devon
Concerns raised1
Insufficient stabilisation-wing capacity for inmates needing detoxification
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Brighton and Hove
Concerns raised2
Lack of local in-patient detoxification facility availability
Delays in access to in-patient detoxification
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Action
Provide out-of-city inpatient detoxification through City Roads, supported by service-user consultation, pathway planning and visits to establish the replacement service.
Stated by Brighton and Hove City CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 December 2017.
Action
Review City Roads referrals through a multidisciplinary meeting, complete a pre-admission checklist, prepare patients for admission, and develop aftercare plans before detoxification.
Stated by Brighton and Hove City CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 3 December 2017.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.4
Position
Brighton and Hove City Council is responsible for commissioning local substance misuse services.
Stated by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation TrustRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
Position
The Trust cannot provide local substance misuse services without being commissioned by Brighton and Hove City Council.
Stated by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation TrustUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.
Position
Out-of-city inpatient detoxification is not necessarily inadequate; limited local availability and separation from home may support successful detoxification.
Stated by Brighton and Hove City CouncilDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Brighton & Hove City Council’s Public Health department is responsible for commissioning adult and substance misuse inpatient detoxification beds.
Stated by NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care BoardRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
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Includes shortages, unavailable facilities, insufficient beds or stabilisation places, and resulting access delays or out-of-area placement for people requiring inpatient detoxification, including detoxification capacity in custodial or community-linked settings.
