Wiltshire drug treatment agencies to be reduced

The number of main agencies that provide drug and alcohol treatment programmes in Wiltshire is to be reduced from four to one.

The plans were approved by Wiltshire Council's cabinet this week and will come into force from April next year.

The council and the NHS hope to make savings by using just one organisation to lead the project.

The current main providers are SWADS, New Highway, Cranstoun and the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership.

Wiltshire Council and the NHS said one organisation, which could be a consortium, could look after drug and alcohol treatment programmes.

The four providers currently occupy six buildings which the authorities hope to reduce to three hubs around the county, with additional premises at places like doctors' surgeries.

Article from BBC News Wiltshire