Amidst the uncertainty and turmoil of the COVID-19 outbreak, one thing has become particularly clear across many sectors of society, including the field of drug and alcohol treatment and recovery
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COVID-19: Guidance for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable
Last week, the government released guidance for people who are clinically extremely vulnerable, and committed to contacting them through the NHS. People who use drugs or alcohol will not be
Cabinet Office issues guidance on public procurement
The government has issued two policy notes on public procurement during the COVID-19 crisis that are highly relevant to substance misuse services. The guidance sets out important measures that can
COVID-19: Statements from the sector
Collective Voice: Change, grow, live (and Advice for anyone on a methadone or buprenorphine prescription)Changing LivesCranstounEDPHumankindPhoenix FuturesTurning Point We Are With You MEAM partners: ClinksHomeless LinkMindMEAM Wider field: WDPNHS Substance
COVID-19: Guidance on parental key worker status
The government has published guidance for schools, colleges and local authorities on maintaining educational provision during the COVID-19 crisis. Children of designated key workers can receive childcare at school to
Care Quality Commission suspends routine inspections
The CQC is adapting its regulatory approach in response to the coronavirus outbreak by suspending all routine inspections of all registered health and social care providers. Other steps include: a
Collective Voice responds to the Budget 2020
Collective Voice welcomes the investment announced in today’s budget around substance use support. It has committed £46 million from a new Shared Outcomes Fund “to provide improved support to individuals
ACMD gathering evidence on young people’s drug use and naloxone provision
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs is hosting a series of public evidence gathering days across the UK to help inform two separate reports on young people’s drug
Joint response to publication of Dame Carole Black’s landmark Review of Drugs
Collective Voice, the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Addictions Faculty and the NHS Substance Misuse Providers Alliance welcome today’s publication of the landmark Dame Carol Black’s Independent Review of Drugs. As
Collective Voice responds to Commission on Alcohol Harm
Below we publish our response to the Commission on Alcohol Harm, which has been established to examine the current evidence on alcohol harm, recent trends in alcohol harm and the
