Published by Abeda May 2nd, 2008
in Connected Care.
“I realised I was playing a small role of an exciting journey hoping to turn lives around, by getting involved, getting connected and being a small voice to make a difference to my community of Deane and Derby.”
Bolton’s becoming one of the first areas in the country to pilot Turning Point’s new way of designing and delivering services, called ‘Connected Care’. Local people are recruited as community researchers to interview people from their area to find out what kind of health and social care they want. That means those services can be improved, joined-up and made more accessible. See the coverage in the Bolton News.
I’m a community researcher, and I’ll be grabbing a clipboard and finding out what kind of services people in Derby and Deane want.
Continue reading ‘Get yourself connected’
Published by Phyllis Cannon April 7th, 2008
in Substance Misuse.
I am the Turning Point hospital worker at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead. Turning Point has three of us: my colleagues Geoff in Sunderland and Julius in Watford are doing the same thing in their local hospitals, seeing people who have drink problems referred from A and E and other hospital departments.
Yet it’s the doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff that get the ball rolling: they are the ones that identify patients for whom alcohol may be an issue, so we are in partnership with the NHS on this. They initiate discussions with patients about alcohol use and screen patients to determine if a referral should be made to us – the hospital alcohol workers. It is important to emphasise that contact with the alcohol worker is only arranged with the patient’s consent.
Continue reading ‘Tackling alcohol problems in hospital’
Published by Steve Palmer April 4th, 2008
in Substance Misuse.
Monday 7 April marks the start of Alcohol Concern’s Alcohol Awareness Week. This is an important week as it aims to raise awareness of the sensible drinking message among the general public and also persuade policy makers at both the national and local levels to devote greater resources to alcohol treatment.
During the week all blogs uploaded to this site will be about alcohol so please visit us again and see what’s new. Remember that you can also share your thoughts or experiences by leaving a comment below.
Until then you can read Ronnie’s story.
For more information please visit Alcohol Concern’s website.
Published by Nick David February 19th, 2008
in News.
If you’re reading this blog then it’s clear that you already have an interest in Turning Point’s work. So you may be interested to hear that April sees the launch of our new series of e-newsletters.
Alongside a quarterly general Turning Point e-newsletter, there will also be regular emails on learning disability, mental health, substance misuse, and our Centre of Excellence in Connected Care. You can sign up for the newsletters on our website.
Published by Ronnie February 8th, 2008
in Substance Misuse.
Well my story started about four years ago when I was sitting on a park bench very drunk. I started talking to a woman who said she could help me into detox. This was going to be my first time there. I was told that I had to come in with a drink inside me to help me prepare. Sadly, by the time I arrived, I’d had more than that to drink. I got there, I was seen and then I went to my room to get ready for a night where the drink would soon wear off. Continue reading ‘“So I messed up again and felt so ashamed”’
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