From Monday 17th May, support groups – which include those supporting people “with, or recovering from, addictions (including alcohol, narcotics or other substance addictions) or addictive patterns of behaviour” –
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New research finds link between funding cuts and reduced access to treatment
The research found that local authority funding for drug and alcohol treatment services fell by 27 per cent between 2013 and 2019, removing £212 million from the system. The same
New provisional ONS data shows alcohol deaths at their highest in 20 years
Following the February release of provisional data on deaths from alcohol-specific causes for the first three quarters of 2020, the ONS has now published figures for the final quarter of
We’re looking for a new independent chair
2021 has the potential to be a hugely significant year for the substance misuse treatment field with the imminent publication of a major independent review of drugs, significant structural reforms
PHE’s health improvement functions to move to new “Office for Health Promotion”
The government has set out its structural reforms to the public health system in England, which will see the health improvement functions – including substance misuse – currently housed in
Deaths from alcohol-specific causes rise to record high in 2020
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
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
Collective Voice responds to £80 million funding for drug treatment
Following the disappointments of last year’s Spending Review, today’s announcement of £80 million funding for drug treatment is to be welcomed. Year-on-year rises in drug related deaths since 2012 surely
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
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.
