20-06-2006

Dr Chris Ford on drug use and Primary Care

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Filmed at the RCGP/SMMGP conference
“Management of Drug Users in Primary Care:
Are We Delivering Effective Care in General Practice?”
 
 

Chris Ford: amongst other activities…GP, GP Adviser, Chair of The Alliance, Chair of the RCGP (Sex, Drugs and HIV Task Group). She has been on the steering group of Substance Misuse Management in General Practice (SMMGP) since its inception.
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.
Features
Multi-Drug Injecting in Manchester
An assessment of officials statistics revealed that needle-sharing rates and levels of HIV and HCV among IDUs in the North West have recently risen to record levels, and that the North-West has the highest rates of injecting-related HBV and HCV in the UK.
Quantity thresholds – Possession
Dr. Russell Newcombe July 2006