Yesterday’s release of alcohol-specific death statistics for 2019 included provisional data which showed – shockingly – that there were 5,460 deaths from January to September 2020, a 16.4% increase compared
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New treatment stats for prisons and young people show increasing unmet need
Today’s release of two important Public Health England 2019/20 datasets – substance misuse treatment in secure settings, and young people’s substance misuse treatment – underline the urgent need for political
Keeping your staff safe: Covid-19 vaccines
How is the vaccine being rolled out locally? Currently Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are playing a leadership and coordinating role in many local areas, with most vaccinations delivered through primary
Collective Voice holds first webinar on substance misuse and mortality
In October the Office for National Statistics published the latest statistics for drug-related deaths in 2019, showing – yet again – a record year in almost a decade of increasing
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government launches £46m “Changing Futures” programme
There are an estimated 363,000 people across England experiencing multiple disadvantage across a combination of substance misuse, homelessness, poor mental health, domestic abuse and contact with the criminal justice system.
Headline treatment numbers remain stable, but mask the full story
Today’s 2019/20 figures for adults in substance misuse treatment do not make happy reading, especially in light of yesterday’s Spending Review. Some of the trends we have seen in recent
Webinar: Drug and alcohol related mortality – looking beyond the statistics
In October the Office for National Statistics published the latest statistics for drug-related deaths in 2019, showing – yet again – a record year in almost a decade of increasing
Nobody said “I’m not doing it, it’s not my job”
As part of our ongoing series focused on the role of the voluntary sector in supporting people with drug or alcohol problems, we spoke to Tim Sampey, Chief Executive of
Inequalities in Health Alliance calls for cross-government strategy
The Inequalities in Health Alliance was formed following the publication of the Marmot Review, 10 years on and a joint letter to the Prime Minister by the Royal College of
Forward Leeds delivers a fresh approach to dual diagnosis
Covid-19 has demonstrated the incredible value of treatment and recovery in providing life-changing – and life-saving – support to some of the most vulnerable people in our country – and
