South West Public Health Training Scheme Tutorial Programme
Drugs, alcohol & community safety - Thursday 14 June 2007
 YMCA, Richmond House, 39-41 St David’s Hill, Exeter EX4 4DA
Tel: 01392 437077

The aims of the day are to:

Competencies:

Whilst no competencies relate specifically to drugs and alcohol, it would sit as an important PH problem, solutions to which are heavily influenced by the socio-cultural environment and require robust partnership working.  It also attracts a great deal of public, media and political interest.   Links could be made to the following competencies in varying degrees.
 

 5.8 Demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of health issues and developments in clinical practice and awareness of broader policy developments that may impact on the health of the public
 
7.7  Act as an advocate for the public health of and articulate the needs of those with poor health in society, including those who are dispossessed, vulnerable and discriminated against
 
5.4 Population perspective to guidelines and protocols in light of current knowledge and practice
 
5.10  Understand the competing and conflicting on public and political perception for the need for health care and preventive measures
 

 Programme

9:45

Tea/coffee on arrival 

10:00  

 

Drug Taking in society
Gary Wallace
 
10:30   Drug Policy over time, including mercantilism, prohibition and the role of racism and religion, medico-social construction of ‘addicts’, conceptual models
Gary Wallace
 

11:15

Coffee/Tea
11:30  Alcohol policy & models of treatment
Mike Jarman
 

12:30

Lunch 
13:30 Criminal Justice versus Public Health: the Plymouth Approach
Gary Wallace
 
14:30
 

Safe, Effective and Accountable Treatment
Russ Hayton
 

15:25

Tea and discussion (possibly including service users)
 
16:00 Finish

Gary Wallace – DAAT Manager, Plymouth PHDU

Mike Jarman – Alcohol Lead and Commissioning Manager, Plymouth tPCT

Russ Hayton – Clinical and Service Governance Manager