Weekly news - 4th May 2012 |
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Recovery Partnership Bulletin (Spring 2012)
The Recovery Partnership was formed last year to provide a new collective voice and channel of communication to government on the delivery of the aims and ambitions in the Drug Strategy. We hope this bulletin is helpful in updating you on some of our work so far - Download | DrugScope, UK
Presentation to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Complex Needs and Dual Diagnosis (25th April) ‘Transition to public health’
The challenge remains - and will continue with the transfer of responsibility to the new public health service - how a genuinely recovery oriented system, engaging a range of services and organisations, can be achieved - Martin Barnes DrugScope CEO
The Troubled Families agenda - what does it all mean?
This Adfam/DrugScope Briefing explains and explores the Government’s Troubled Families agenda and particularly its significance for drug and alcohol services | Adfam/DrugScope, UK
Proposals to amend the NDTMS dataset - young people
The NTA is proposing to amend the data that is collected by National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) from April 2013, to ensure it remains relevant to the delivery of specialist substance misuse interventions for young people | National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, UK
ACPO published national problem profile commercial cultivation cannabis
A national problem profile published today by the Association of Chief Police Officers shows the commercial cultivation of cannabis continues to pose a significant risk to the UK with increasing numbers of farms being detected by police - Download | ACPO, UK
Quality Indicators for Hepatitis C
The quality indicators focus on prevention, testing and assessment, treatment and support, and service organisation related to hepatitis C infection - Download | Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Irish Prison Service three year strategic plan 2012-2015
Rising prisoner numbers have placed enormous strain on the prison system across the board from accommodation to the provision of services including work training/education, healthcare and drug treatment services | Irish Prison Service