15-02-2006
'Our health, our care, our say'
'These proposals, part of the Government's wider reform programme, will allow us to accelerate the move into a new era where the service is
designed around the patient rather than the needs of the patient being
forced to fit around the service already provided'.
Tony Blair - Our health, our care, our say
Who do they tell? (A46)
8 page booklet detailing the records that are kept by drug services about their clients and in what circumstances information is shared. Includes information about the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System and the Treatments Outcome Profile.
Alcopops Poster (K1)
The poster and postcards feature information on: drinking, driving and overcrowding cars; advertising; alcohol content; drinking to appear hard, risky situations; drinking alone and helping friends. Space is provided for local information.
Manners Still Matter: 5
Sometimes we bristle and feel resentful; may even withdraw or go the other way when someone tries to take the lead in a joint venture, while at other times we feel relieved and would have got nowhere unless they did. So too in addiction treatment
Injecting Rooms
As an IV drug user in parts of Australia, Canada or Europe you may be able to access one of a small number of hygenic rooms in order to safely inject. An expert working group has backed the idea for the UK, though the idea was rejected in 2002 by the Commons. The health benefits and evidence for reducing fatal overdose are being weighed against anticipated crime and community problems.