hartlepool alcohol harm reduction strategy business plan
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Hartlepool Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2007 – 2010 Updated May 2008
Business Plan 2007 / 9 These Business Plans link to detailed work plans and programmes developed or in development through the Safer Hartlepool Young People's Task Group, The Violence in the Town Centre Group, The Environmental Sub Group, The Joint Area Group and The Drug Action Team.
Hartlepool Alcohol Strategy - Children and Young PeopleTarget Group: Young People and their Families.Aim: To reduce underage drinking and challenge the prevailing culture of binge drinkingTitle / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency /
PersonResources Outputs /
Performance Measures
Progress
Support the National Healthy Schools Programme:
PSHE strand of the HSP incorporates expectations around drug (including alcohol) education within the school's PSHE curriculum across Key Stages 1 - 4
National PSHE CPD includes a specific strand related to drug (inc. alcohol) education
Achievement of agreed stretch targets:
Dec 2008 87.5% NHSS
July 2009 96% NHSS
Recruitment of teachers across key stages attending the National PSHE CPD training
Healthy Schools Coordinator
Healthy Schools Coordinator
Drug Education Team;Substance Misuse Grant
Drug Education Team;Substance Misuse grant D.C.S.F.
Numbers of schools achieving Healthy School Status
Numbers of teachers successfully completing PSHE certificateEducation CPD
July 2007 54% of schools have achieved NHSSMay 2008 = 69%
22 Teachers achieved (of whom 12 left) and 2 currently underway + 13 community nurses (of whom 2 left) and 1 nurse in training.
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Raise awareness and knowledge of alcohol related harm:
Provision of training and support to teachers on alcohol education within the curriculum across the key stages
The identification of suitable resources for the delivery of alcohol education across key stages
Provision of training to school governors on drug and alcohol education and policy implications
Training advertised through Children's Services CPD booklet each year
100% of schools contacted and offered support and training opportunities on drug and alcohol education each academic year
Governor training offered through Governor Support Service on a yearly basis
Drug Education Team / Healthy Schools Coordinator
Drug Education Team / Healthy Schools Coordinator
Drug Education Team / Healthy Schools Coordinator
Drug Education Team (including seconded Police Officer)
Substance Misuse GrantChildren's Centres, HYPED Drug Education Coordinator
HBC, Safeguarding Board, DAT training programmes
Numbers of schools with NHSC (based around the standards contained within Drugs: Guidance for Schools (DfES0092/2004))Number of schools attending training sessions.
Number of Governor training courses offered each year
Range of CPD opportunities advertised to schools via Children's Services CPD brochure for 2007 / 2008 CPD brochure for 2008/09Bespoke training offered to schools as required
Governor training 2008 planned – 19th June
A complete training programme incorporating a wide range of courses is available. This will enable all staff from a wide range of organisations in Hartlepool to access training to enable them to work with young people. The courses will begin in June 08 and run through to March
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Support/deliver alcohol education programmes to vulnerable young people
Catcote and Springwell have achieved Healthy School Status
PCT/Sharon Robson
Number of courses run per quarter; number of young people from the vulnerable groups who receive training.
09. Copies and further details are available from Sharon Robson 01429 285782
To ensure that all staff working with young people are confident and skilled in addressing alcohol issues
Deliver alcohol training to youth workers
Continue Peer Education Programme in secondary schools
Risky Behaviour Training Pilot commences Feb 08
Sharon Robson
HYPED
Sharon Robson Deborah Gibbin
Youth Service Training Plan
Substance Misuse grantTeenage pregnancy Strategy
Safer Hartlepool Partnership and YOS
Number of youth workers attending training
Number of peer educators trained.Number of sessions run by peer educators.
Training is delivered in a yearly basis as part of Youth Work Training Programme.Programme will be available from September 09. All attendees will have the opportunity to access further training via myself upon completion of any basic course attended.
Two dates in Feb 08 were set for the delivery of the pilots. 17 attended first date and 18 on the second. This course was well received and we had excellent group participation. All of the attendees agreed that this was good follow-up from the Drug, Alcohol and Sexual Health Courses. The
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Extend Straight Line Project
- involve parents- review referral sources
and capacity- evaluate
3 yrs funding secured to fund project worker (appointed March 07) and Admin Officer (appointed Aug 06)
YOT/June Fawcett
course has evaluated well and has now been incorporated into the Drug Prevention Training Programme for 2008/2009.
Extension to include parenting work has not began to date; this is due to staff shortages until June Fawcett’s replacement is in post.Referrals have now been opened up for parents to refer their young person directly. In the last two months we have received 3 referrals from parents one of whom also expressed additional family support and will be referred into another agency.
March 08 referralsBoys = 2 referralsGirls = 11 referrals
9 are booked to complete group work session Thursday 29th May o8.
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Work with parents and families
Provision of alcohol information available for parents to access within the school
Recruit parents concerned about their children's drinking to local Strengthening Families Programme and other local parenting courses
Opportunities for parents to participate in their child's drug education curriculum through programmes such as Parents Role In Drug Safety Education (PRIDE)
Schools made aware of the opportunities for parental awareness sessions
Draft Hartlepool Parenting Strategy Dec07 Provision of the PRIDE programme across primary schools in Hartlepool
Appropriate leaflets identified and provision made for schools for schools to access leaflets including those in languages other than English
Drug Education Team
Jim Turnbull (B76)John Robinson
DET
Drug Education Team
Children’s Services
Numbers of schools with the Drug Education TeamAward
Numbers of alcohol related referrals made to parenting courses in HartlepoolNumbers of schools with Healthy School Status
Numbers of schools provided with information related to the access of drug / alcohol leaflets
In line with NHSS = 27 plus LA nursery
Give Schools CD Rom in several
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Availability of parental drug and alcohol awareness sessions within school
Explore potential for parenting orders
ASBU/ Sally Forth
Promote sensible drinking message:
Provision of appropriate lesson plans within the PSHE curriculum incorporating Safe, social and Sensible drinking messages
Targeted campaigns - Big Gig, Café 177, FRANK.
Link with Respect Agenda
Link with Family intervention projects
Promotion of lesson plans inline with DCFS and Ofsted expectation
3 events per year
Healthy School Coordinator
Drug Prevention Coordinator, Sally Forth
Sally Forth
Drug Education Team
Children’s Services & JAG
FIP Grant
Numbers of schools with Healthy School Status
Number of people attending events
27 + LA nursery
Worked with HYPED and Angela looking at targeted campaigns for the next 12 months
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Provision of mechanisms to promote swift and easy access to young persons treatment services
Schools' policies containing appropriate and up to date information of drug / alcohol services for young people and adults
Adoption of Drug Related Incident protocol
Provision of training to schools on policy updates and responding to drug related incidents through Children's Services
Drug Education Team
Healthy Schools Coordinator
DET & Hyped
Children's Services
Drug Education Team
Number of schools achieving Healthy School Status
DET award
Numbers of referrals to Hyped following alcohol related incidents / identification of problems within schools
Worked with HYPED and Angela looking at targeted campaigns for the next 12 months
Worked with HYPED and Angela looking at targeted campaigns for the next 12 months
Pilot support programmes
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Womens Aid in primary schools
Emotional Resilience courses
SHP/ DAT
Chris Hart
Pooled treatment budget
Currently being evaluated
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Hartlepool Alcohol Strategy - Healthier CommunitiesTarget Group: All People who are at risk of misusing alcohol, their families and carers.Aim: To provide adequate services for the misuse of alcohol as experienced by individuals, their families and carers.
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Establish first stage of treatment model
PCT Component of Specialist drug service to be recommissioned to include specialist alcohol service
Shortlist potential tenders September 2007Appoint provider December 2007Begin service April 2008
Hartlepool PCT / Peter Price
£80,000PCT Mainstream in 2007 / 8 2008 / 9?
Number of alcohol users entering treatment with specialist serviceNumber of alcohol users assessed by specialist serviceNumber of community detoxifications
Intrahealth delivering drug services from 01/05/2008. Alcohol services scheduled for July
Commission Primary Care involvement aimed at hazardous and harmful drinkers
New GP practice including Alcohol interventions in contract
Contract brief interventions from other GP practices in Hartlepool
Train Primary Care Staff re identification, triage and brief interventions
Establish Register of Alcohol Users Identified in Primary Care
New Practice operational by April 2008. New contract in place by April 2008
GP training January - March 2008
Register available from April 2008
Hartlepool PCT / Peter Price
Number of brief interventions conducted in Primary Care
Number of GP's willing to treat alcohol misusers
Number of GP's trained to deliver brief
Intrahealth into Wynyard Road Practice 01/05/2008
No other GP’s delivering May 2008
Training commission but courses not yet available. Register delayed.
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interventions
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Agree referral process and pathways to specialist service
Agree Care Pathways for Criminal Justice and A&E
Completed by March 2008
Completed by March 2008
Number of alcohol users referred to GP or specialist service from Criminal Justice System or A&E
To be agreed by July 2008
Increase awareness and information Produce Directory of Alcohol
Services
Train staff in Health Services to deliver brief interventions
Commission April 2008 - Complete August 2008
Four courses per Year
Chris Hart
Chris HartorPeter Price
£5,000Community Safety
Community Safety
Directory distributed to all agencies in Hartlepool
Training commission – courses not available yet.
Support voluntary sector services Support Local AA Group in
Relation to Accommodation and Facilities
Identify organisational capacity of MIND and PINS to work with families and carers of alcohol users
Provide training to voluntary sector in relation to alcohol work
By March 2008 and Ongoing
By March 2008
By March 2008
Linda Wright until March 2008
Linda Wright until March 2008
Linda Wright until March 2008
Community Safety
Community Safety
Community Safety
Extra sessions of AA on more nights of the week (from baseline of 4 nights in September 2007)
Number of carers and families who can be seen by MIND and PINS per year
No funding available as yet
Review and SLA being negotiated.
Course programme in place.
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Number of voluntary sector workers trained
Reduce alcohol related workload at A&E
Set up system to monitor more effectively the use of A&E by alcohol users
Consider environment improvements
By March 2008
By March 2008
Stephen Groves / PCT
Hospital / PCT (ask Peter)
PCT
PCT
Number of patients attending A&E where alcohol played a part in their illness or injury
Delayed but in-reach services will be available from July
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Develop a system for gathering data on alcohol related hospital admissions
Work with Teesside Probation Service to provide care for offenders who require alcohol treatment
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Hartlepool Alcohol Strategy - Safer and Stronger Communities and Economic Development and Enterprise Target Group: All People who live, work or visit HartlepoolAims: To develop effective multi agency interventions to tackle alcohol related crime, focusing on both enforcement and the underlying reasons for alcohol misuse.To ensure Hartlepool is a safe and enjoyable place to live, work or visit.
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Promote safer environment within pubs and clubs
Strengthen links with Licensee Association Police
Numbers checks of SIA XXXXXX
XXXXXXXXX
Manage impact on communities As part of Neighbourhood
policing act on local concerns in relation to alcohol-related antisocial behaviour
Provide diversionary activity e.g. areas for football etc.
Record and monitor behaviour and hotspots to share information on alcohol related crime and alcohol-related antisocial behaviour
XXXXXXXXX Sally ForthPolice
Police
Number of ASBO 13’s issuedNumber of ASBO’s obtainedNumber of incidents attended
As above
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Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Enforcement Action Explore the use of
conditional cautioning for alcohol -related antisocial behaviour
Monitor sale of certain drinks with licensees
Identify and target individuals involved in antisocial behaviour
Injunctions / eviction of alcohol-related problematic tenants
Monitor use of ASBO's as strategy for dealing with alcohol related crime
As a court diversion refer under 18's who commit alcohol related offences to Straight Line Project
Police
Ian Harrison
XXXXXX
Sally Forth
Sally Forth
Sally Forth
Police
Police
Number of items seized/offences detected/ licensed premises prosecuted Number of Asbo’s/prosecutions obtained
XXXXXXX
Explore feasibility of adopting the East Cleveland approach to restricting sales of alcohol to 18 - 21 year olds on Friday and Saturday nights
Feasibility study completed December 2007
Mal Suggett Licensing Sergeant
Police Adoption or adaptation of the scheme in Hartlepool.Subsequent level of ‘take up’ by licensed premises XXXXX
Challenge 21 Initiative has been rolled out on xxxx
Prepare local services for Needs Assessment Linda Wright / Community Safety Needs
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alcohol arrest referral scheme when rolled out by Government
including service capacity completed by March 2008
Chris Hart
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
Build links with Domestic Violence Strategy
Lesley Gibson XXXX XXXX
Establish baselines for measuring enforcement measures
Baselines established by December 2007
April 2008 baseline for offences involving drinking in designated public places
Brian Neale Community Safety Number of alcohol related offences per quarter Number of young offenders scoring 2 or more on ASSETT as a proportion of total YOS caseload per quarterNumber of probation commencements scoring 2 or more on ASSETT as a proportion of total probation commencements.
XXXXX
To evaluate the special policy area and assess its impact
Improve environment in Church St for night time economy on a responsive basis
Special Policy area to continue
Ian Harrison
Brian Neale / Violence in the Town Centre
HBC Mainstream
HBC & SHP Community Safety
Reduction in levels of incidents in Special policy area
XXXXX
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
To promote the local authority's
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licensing policy to encourage well managed neighbour friendly, licensed premises
Consult Licensees Association
Encourage information sharing between clubs and pubs with regard to customers behaviour
Encourage licensees to sign up to Pub Watch scheme
Ian Harrison Police
Number of licensed premises signed up to Pub Watch scheme
XXXX
To promote pubs which diversify from a sole focus on alcohol drinking
Liaise with Licensees Association re: premises that could be developed as family friendly venues, sell food etc
work with licensees to develop these premises
Complete feasibility study by March 2008
Begin April 2008
Linda Wright SHP / Community Safety
Number of licensed premises offering family friendly promotions
To explore the feasibility of using licensed premises as venues for health promotion activities
Linking with PCT priorities explore use of licensed premises for health screening
PCT
Title / Main Actions Key Milestones Lead Agency / Person
Resources Outputs / Performance Measures
Progress
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To support the Trading Standards Team and the Police in tackling sales of alcohol to people underage (enforcement and procedures to protect the licensee and purchaser)
Continue with test purchase scheme
Minimum of two targeted operations per year
From April 2008
Steve Lawson PolicePeter Knights/Neil Harrison Trading Standards Department
Police Number of warnings and prosecutions for underage sales
To work with powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 2003 act to ensure that all aspects of the act are adhered to and actioned appropriately
Ensure new zones derived from consultation during 06 / 07 are enshrined in law before the end of April 2008.
Brian Neale April 2008 new zones legalised
To establish baselines of data that will enable this aspect of the strategy to be monitored
Adopt Violence in Town Centre Indicators
Identify baselines by December 2007
Linda Wright Community Safety 1. Common Assault - target
06/07 560 (with reward)07/08 526 (with reward)2. Wounding -
target06/07 1323 (with reward)07/08 1241 (with
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reward)
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