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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · 19d

The group calls on the Department of Health and Social Care to co-produce a gender-responsive treatment system that reflects the realities of women’s lives.

Read a summary and the full report on our website: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/the-wom...

The Women's Treatment Working Group launches its Womanifesto - Collective Voice

Through dedicated spaces, support for mothers, and co-designed pathways, we can build a system that is safe, inclusive, and effective for all women. Read the full Womanifesto (pdf) The Women’s Treatme...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · 19d

The Collective Voice Women's Treatment Working Group has today launched its Womanifesto.

This sets out three sets of recommendations, each with clearly stated next steps:
1. Women-only spaces & services
2. Motherhood & maternity
3. Co-designed women's pathway & partnerships

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Sep 5

Collective Voice is building a network of people looking to improve support for people who use #ketamine. Please take a look at our blog & sign up for our event. We'll talk prevention & harm reduction, urology, residential & detox and more
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#drugs #addiction

Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Aug 22

Collective Voice is reviewing how it involves people with lived & living experience in its work & we are excited to launch a call for people to get involved in the steering group for this project

Find out more: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/work-wi...

#alcohol #drugs #addiction #livedexperience

Work with Collective Voice to review our approach to lived and living experience - Collective Voice

We believe Collective Voice has a key role to play in ensuring treatment is accessible and delivers positive outcomes for everyone who needs it. But we need your help to do this work and get it right....

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Aug 7

@adfam.bsky.social and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting #families affected by #substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/introdu...

Introducing: The New Collective Voice Affected Others Group! - Collective Voice

Adfam and Collective Voice are excited to announce the launch of a brand-new group, bringing together organisations supporting families affected by substance use and individuals with lived experience, to work together to improve support for affected others.

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Jul 22

The Collective Voice Children and Young People Forum responded to the recent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs report on #prevention, including reflecting on what is needed to achieve the recommendations. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/cv-response/...

Collective Voice CYP Forum responds to ACMD drug prevention report - Collective Voice

The report provides an excellent overview of the current drug prevention landscape in the UK. It’s comprehensive, evidence-led, and crucially draws operational insights from those currently delivering...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Jul 11

This year #AlcoholAwarenessWeek is focusing on #alcohol and the workplace. Kayleigh Gamblin, National Employment Lead at WithYou, provides a perspective on the role of work in recovery from alcohol issues. www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/work-as...

Work as recovery: Supporting employment during Alcohol Awareness Week - Collective Voice

This Alcohol Awareness Week, WithYou is calling on employers and policymakers to recognise work as a recovery tool, which can change the lives of people across the UK. Kayleigh Gamblin, National Emplo...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Jul 3

Collective Voice has responded to the Government's 10-year #health plan. The ideas & principles are welcome, but if they're going to deliver on their ambitions they will need to work closely with #charities & have more of a focus on #alcohol & other #drugs
www.collectivevoice.org.uk/comment/coll...

Collective Voice responds to the 10-year health plan - Collective Voice

When the plan trumpets ‘a devolved and diverse NHS’, I wonder if it should really be saying ‘ a devolved and diverse health system’ Read the Government’s plan Positive principles, but health is about ...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 22

There are also a few areas where the Government should exercise caution to make sure we've correctly identified the problems we're actually facing today & we then address these with the most effective, evidence-based solutions.

Read the full blog here: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/cv-response/...

Collective Voice responds to the Independent Sentencing Review - Collective Voice

There’s lots to welcome for our field, but the Government should approach some recommendations with caution. It would be a mistake to develop solutions today for the problems of four years ago. Read t...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 22

Today saw the publication of the Independent Sentencing Review, as well as the Government's response.

Our Director, Will Haydock, sees lots to welcome, but notes that while the review calls for additional investment to deliver on its ambitions, the Government hasn't yet committed to this. 1/2

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 19

...to make sure the Government continues to prioritise evidence-based action on these issues. If we get the advice and decisions right, this can be life-changing for individuals, families and communities. 3/3
Details here: apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8816?p...

Appointment details – Independent Advisor to the UK Government on drugs – Apply for a public appointment – GOV.UK GOV.UK

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 19

That the role is continuing is an encouraging sign that this Government takes issues around #drugs & #addiction seriously. Dame Carol's work has been transformative for our field, so whether she continues or it's someone new, we look forward to working together... 2/3

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 19

The Government is currently advertising the role of Independent Advisor to the UK Government on drugs. This is the role that Dame Carol Black has held for several years, originally appointed under the Conservative Government. 1/3

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 13

4/4 You can read the thoughts of our Director, @williamhaydock.bsky.social in full here: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/blog/the-gov...

The Government’s serious approach to synthetic opioids is welcome, but it can do more to provide national leadership - Collective Voice

The Government is asking local areas to develop local preparedness plans and submit them for it to review. We can reasonably ask: what is in the Government’s own preparedness plan? Read the Governmen...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 13

... and so stigmatising media coverage of the report actually makes it harder for local services to do what the report is telling them to, and less likely the Government will achieve its aims. It might look tough on drugs but it could make it harder to reduce drug-related harm. 3/4

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 13

We also had some serious concerns about the media coverage of the report. It's important to challenge the stigmatising images and language used by one outlet in particular - not just out of compassion, but pragmatism: we know stigma means people are less likely to access support... 2/4

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 13

Last week the Government published a report outlining evidence and insights for local areas designed to help strengthen their preparedness for the synthetic opioid threat. We welcome the report, but think the Government also needs to provide national leadership on a couple of key issues. 1/4

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · May 8

It's good to see this work on future #research on #addiction, #alcohol & other #drugs progress to the next stage. After extensive engagement across the field & the wider public, key priorities for future research have been identified. Collective Voice is proud to have been a partner in this work.

James Lind Alliance @jameslindalliance.bsky.social · May 8

📢 Here's what experts by experience and healthcare professionals think are the most important questions for future research to answer about addictions!

Check out the full list of research priorities: buff.ly/mUx318n

#AddictionHealthcareGoals

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Apr 30

As a longstanding partner in MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter), which addresses multiple disadvantage, we welcome the appointment of Wendy Eley as the new Chair, as Liv Corbishley steps down having expertly steered the organisation to becoming an independent charity. meam.org.uk/2025/04/29/m...

MEAM welcomes new chair - MEAM

Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) has appointed Wendy Eley as its new chair. Wendy will join MEAM on 1 May 2025, following a competitive recruitment process led by Peridot Partners, the MEAM board and ...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Apr 23

We're working with the Addiction Healthcare Goals team in the Office for Life Sciences to maximise the impact of research on #addiction treatment. We've written a brief report based on a roundtable with staff on improving career pathways. Read more here: www.collectivevoice.org.uk/blog/improvi...

Improving research career opportunities in the field of substance use treatment - Collective Voice

The system we work in lacks incentives to engage in research, but we can learn from other professions and combine practice and research work within the same career path. Read the full report (pdf) If ...

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Apr 10

While it's encouraging to see 'cutting edge tech' introduced in social care, it would also be good to make sure we're making the most of 20th-century tech that's already available...
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Cutting edge tech introduced in social care

Care leaders will be trained to use cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time and help people live independently in their own homes

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Apr 10

NHS primary care services have been able to prescribe in this way since 2019 & in 2023 the ACMD recommended that this approach be expanded.
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Response to NHS England electronic prescribing proposals (accessible)

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Apr 10

We could address this with simple, affordable support from NHSE/DHSC, and it would save huge amounts of staff time, enabling us to focus much-needed time and resource on the people who use our services.

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Apr 10

Yesterday the Department of Health & Social Care trumpeted "Cutting edge tech introduced in social care". It's good to see genuine work continuing the 'shift from analogue to digital' but it's also a reminder that specialist substance use treatment services still have to write prescriptions on paper

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Collective Voice @collective-voice.bsky.social · Mar 14

Our weekly bulletin is out now, with news from the #alcohol and #drugs field: updates from treatment providers, policy developments, research, upcoming events and more. See it here: mailchi.mp/collectivevo... Subscribe to future bulletins here: collectivevoice.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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