Substance Misuse Treatment

Secure Settings

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID); 2026.

Statistics for alcohol and drug misuse treatment in prisons and other secure settings from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS). Healthcare professionals can use these resources to understand outcomes of alcohol and drug treatment services in secure settings in England and the profile of adults and young people accessing alcohol and drug treatment services. The data will help with planning, commissioning and improving services in secure settings.

Access here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/substance-misuse-treatment-in-secure-settings-2024-to-2025
Freely available online

Public Health

Current awareness updates

Flu in the children and young people’s secure estate.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2021.
[How to respond to cases of seasonal flu in the children and young people’s secure estate, including vaccination, treatment and managing outbreaks.]

Flu in prisons and secure settings: information for staff.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2021.
[How to respond to cases of seasonal flu in prisons, including vaccination, treatment and managing outbreaks.]