Professional tools
National and Kent based tools for health and social care
professionals
Combined assessment form
Kent practitioner tool which includes triage and comprehensive
assessment for use in drug and alcohol treatment services.
Combined Assessment Form (March 2012) (PDF,
212kb)
Treatment Outcome Profile (TOPs)
National Treatment Agency (NTA) TOPs form is in England by
drug treatment services.
TOPs form (PDF, 66kb)
More information is available on the NTA’s
website.
Young Persons' DUST
The drug and alcohol use screening tool, commonly known as DUST,
details assessment criteria and referral information
for young people.
Young Persons DUST form (Sept 2011) (Pdf, 64kb)
Young Persons DUST form (Sept 2011) (Excel, 636kb)
Adult DUST
Drug and alcohol use screening tool, commonly known as DUST,
details assesment criteria for adults.
Adult DUST form (PDF, 64kb)
Service User Information Sheet: Data Handling
and Information Sharing
This form accompanies the combined assessment form or can be
used as a reminder to service users of how their personal data will
be shared.
Data Handling and Information Sharing Information Sheet (PDF,
31kb)
Comprehensive recovery plan
This form is used by all treatment services in Kent. It helps
identify their strengths and areas for improvement.
Comprehensive recovery pPlan (July 2011) (PDF, 93kb)
Risk assessment form
Kent practitioner tool.
Risk assessment (PFD, 336kb)