An introduction to the
Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset
Alcohol and Drugs Strategy,
2016-2020
Will Haydock
Senior Health Programme Advisor
Public Health Dorset
Why have a strategy and why now? Why for both
alcohol and other drugs? Why pan-Dorset?
• All agencies will face financial pressures, so we need to
work together smarter.
• The issues people face today are not those of ten or
twenty years ago:
• new substances, such as ‘legal highs’;
• new supply routes, including the internet and ‘head shops’;
• new patterns of use and problems associated with more
established substances, including problems with heroin and
alcohol becoming more common among older people
• The issues, organisations and solutions related to alcohol
often overlap with those for other drugs
• These issues don’t respect geographical boundaries, and
many crucial agencies – especially in criminal justice – are
organised pan-Dorset
What is the vision of the strategy?
We aim for everyone living in
Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset to
have a balanced attitude to alcohol
and other drugs, and we have an
ambition for sustained recovery,
reducing harm to individuals and
the wider community.
What are the outcomes and indicators?
Outcome one: Prevention
“The wellbeing of communities and people
affected by alcohol and other drugs is improved”
Outcome two: Treatment
“People achieve real sustained recovery from
drug and alcohol misuse”
Outcome three: Safety
“Communities and people affected by alcohol
and other drugs are safer”
How can we achieve these outcomes?
Each ‘outcome’ has 4 key objectives, which are for the
‘Safety’ theme:
A. Any adult or child who is vulnerable through their own or
others’ substance use is assessed, prioritised and managed
through appropriate safeguarding procedures in line with
established local guidelines.
B. There is a coordinated and consistent approach to licensing
and other forms of local regulation across the area regarding
alcohol.
C. There is a clear and consistent approach to addressing supply
of emerging substances
D. Activity is coordinated to ensure that enforcement actions are
effective in reducing substance misuse and related crime and
disorder.
How will we achieve these objectives?
Each theme in the strategy has an ‘action group’ that
has identified specific actions to help achieve one or
more objectives.
The Safety action group has listed 15 actions for 201617, with the three ‘core actions’ as follows:
Action
Object
number
ive(s)
/ RAG
3.1
A
Action
Progress Measure
Review policies
and links
between
Updated policies
maternity
developed through
services and
SQC and approved
treatment and
by Lead
safeguarding to
Commissioning
ensure
Officers and
appropriate
Governance Board
referrals and
safeguarding
actions are taken
Dated progress report
Source relevant documents (any existing local
guidelines and protocols)
Review and propose harmonised versions
Agree shared pan-Dorset protocols
Audit treatment providers & midwives according to
revised protocols
Individual
Lead
responsible Date to be
Organisation for updating achieved
action plan
Pan-Dorset
Substance
Misuse
Commissioni
ng Team
Sarah
Sanford
Graeme
White
31/03/2017
Action
Object
number
ive(s)
/ RAG
3.2
3.3
B
C
Action
Develop
consistent safety
initiatives in key
town centres for
those who are
vulnerable due to
alcohol or drugs
(e.g. safe space,
taxi marshals,
street pastors)
Progress Measure
Dated progress report
Individual
Lead
responsible Date to be
Organisation for updating achieved
action plan
Funding available for safe place in Weymouth but no
appropriate location identifiable, and issues with
provision of First Aid
RU2Drunk initiative to be implemented as a trial in
Weymouth in September, not currently planned in
Bournemouth
Consistent outreach
Community
Best Bar none beginning in Weymouth, established in
services present in
Safety
Bournemouth, not in place in Poole
all 3 areas
Partnerships
Purple Flag beginning in Weymouth, established in
Bournemouth
Cumulative Impact Area in Bournemouth, being
considered in Bournemouth & Ashley Cross
Discussions underway to share knowledge regarding
CSAS (Community Safety Accreditation Scheme)
Discussions underway between regulatory services
and Police, but initial indications are that head shops
Develop a
have closed and availability is significantly
consistent
Relevant partners reduced.
Update 19.10.16 Since the
approach to
agree to a protocol to introduction of the Act no reports or evidence of sales
prohibit the sale address sale of NPS of NPS from local shops have been reported within
of NPS
Dorset. There is evidence that Nitrous Oxide is
still being used as a 'high' but this product is still
available as it has a number of legitamate uses.
Lesley
McCarthy
Andy
Williams
31/03/2017
Pan-Dorset
Licensing
Frank Wenzel 31/03/2017
Officers
Group
Next steps...
Please contact me or other members of the action
groups with your comments or suggestions for
actions for this year or in the future:
Will Haydock, Senior Health Programme Advisor
Public Health Dorset
[email protected], 01305 224104
Members of the Safety action group:
Name
Andrew Williams
Angela Hamilton
Anthi Minhinnick
Bob Sparks
Charlie Eggar
Frank Wenzel
Fraser Nicholson
Organisation
Bournemouth CSP
Bournemouth Supporting People
Poole CSP
Dorset Police
Dorset Police
Poole Licensing
Bournemouth Borough Council
Name
Jane Burrows
Jon Shipp
Karen Graham
Lesley McCarthy
Melissa Johnson
Michele Challiss
Jo Tibbles
Organisation
Borough of Poole
Bournemouth NTE
Purbeck District Council
Dorset Councils Partnership
Dorset Councils Partnership
SARC
Public Health Dorset