Joining Things Up (again ....)
(Cartoon courtesy of Hugh MacLeod
and Gaping Void
)
Despite the fact that we have a
new drug strategy with a renewed focus on joined up local working,
we don't really have a structure either locally or nationally
that's fit to deliver it. If the ambitions of the new drug strategy
- particularly those around employment, housing and reintegration
are to be met, we need to learn from our own history and look at
how we can strengthen and re-establish our approach to partnerships
such that they're up to delivery. Any new structures or frameworks
will need to avoid the pitfalls of the past - and put the people
directly affected by substance use in the driving
seat.
Inspecting the field - Harm Reduction and Commissioning Systems
Scoring local areas from "weak" to "excellent" the review gives us some interesting information about the maturity of our commissioning systems and the effectiveness of harm reduction implementation and planning, but does the inspection report raise more questions than it answers?
Read More...New Drug Strategy Guide - Hot Off The Press
Produced by the LDPF and supported by the RSA, this update to the blue guide published last year provides some ideas about integration of your local drug strategy in the broader LAA agenda, and looks at the implications of the new strategy for local partnerships.
Read More...Ever Decreasing Pools
But why has the allocations
system changed, what information are they using to work out what
different areas get and what's it going to mean for services,
service users and
communities?
Drugs Forgotten in New Government Agreement
APACs up your troubles in your old kit bag ....
Same Old Anorak - Local Government Indicators 2
To remind you, these are the indicators that will sit at the heart of the LAA, the CAA and the SCS (That's the Local Area Agreement, The Sustainable Communities Strategy and the Comprehensive Area Assessment - the divine troika of local partnership planning, measurement and delivery). Read More...
More than your job's worth? - Local Government Indicators 1
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