Working in Partnership to Improve the Outcomes for Families with Multiple Problems
09 February 2012
9 February 2012
Central London
'Working in Partnership to Improve the Outcomes for Families with Multiple Problems' significantly coincides with the governments Community Budget approach being rolled out countrywide alongside other measures to help problem families. This topical forum will provide delegates with the opportunity to gain an understanding of the government’s vision for turning around the lives of families with multiple problems, and will offer best-practice case studies for providing targeted and responsive services to address families’ multiple social, economic and health problems.
Book TODAY and SAVE on your place by clicking the following link: http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/marketing/reg_direct.php or call 0845 666 0664.
The DDN 5th National Service User Involvement Conference
16 February 2012
Together We Stand
This
is the conference for service users from all over the country to meet,
network and discuss ideas. Places are usually funded by local DAATs and
services, as it is important to all of us that no one is excluded and
all service users who want to attend, can attend.
Early bird
delegate rate: £135 + Vat for professionals or £80 + Vat for service
users. There will be an additional £10 per person charge for all places
booked after 31 December 2011.
Online booking is available here.
The
programme will include sessions on hepatitis C, alcohol, naloxone, the
issues faced by older users, recovery in the community and pain relief.
For full details, please see here.
Lunch
will be an oppportunity for networking, as well as a time to visit open
meetings for NUN, The Alliance and international service user groups.
The film lounge will also be showing shortlisted films for the DDN film competition during lunch.
The final afternoon session will feature a panel debate.
To
discuss the conference, book your free service user group stand or
place in the exhibition area, email conferences@cjwellings.com or call
020 7463 2081.
Westminster Social Policy Forum Keynote Seminar - The Third Sector and the Big Society - practicalities, policy and challenges
22 March 2012
22 March 2012
Central London
This seminar will be a timely opportunity to examine the future for the third sector, as the Government moves forward with a Big Society agenda that is dependent on a renewed role for charities and similar organisations, and for businesses to widen engagement with the communities they work in.
Delegates will review the early impact of the Big Society and discuss what more needs to be done to raise and maintain levels of community engagement - as well as the implications for the community and voluntary sector. With the Localism Bill opening up public service contracts to a wider range of providers, planned sessions consider the challenges and opportunities for third sector organisations, and will evaluate the implications of new models of social finance, including Social Impact Bonds. The seminar also takes place against the backdrop of the review of the Charities Act 2006, which will re-examine charity law going forward, and is expected to cover transparency in funding and campaigning activity.
We are delighted that Dame Suzi Leather, Chair, Charity Commission; Hulya Mustafa, Deputy Director, Decentralisation & Big Society, Department for Communities and Local Government and Nick O'Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer, Big Society Capital have agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this seminar.
At this early stage, Debra Allcock Tyler, Chair, Small Charities Coalition; Simon Blake, Chair, Compact Voice; Baroness Howe of Idlicote, Chair, Charity Law Review Advisory Group, National Council for Voluntary Organisations; Dharmendra Kanani, England Director, Big Lottery Fund; Julia Slay, Senior Researcher and Social Policy Programme Co-ordinator, New Economics Foundation (nef) and Bob Thust, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Deloitte have also agreed to speak.
Gareth Thomas MP, Shadow Minister for Civil Society and Chris White MP, Sponsor, Public Services (Social Value) Bill have each kindly agreed to chair a session at this seminar. Further senior participants are currently being approached.
Link for more details and booking form: http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/event.php?eid=268
Westminster Forum Projects, 4 Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane West, Bracknell, Berkshire. RG12 7BW 01344 964796 info@westminsterforumprojects.co.uk
Counselling for recovery
16 April 2012
16 April 2012 - 20 April 2012
Birmingham
Westminster Social Policy Forum and Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar - Health inequalities 2012: priorities for commissioning and integration
18 April 2012
18 April 2012
Central London
This seminar will bring together policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the priorities for tackling health inequalities in the new policy landscape.
Including a keynote address from Professor Sir Michael Marmot, the seminar takes place against the backdrop of the ongoing European Review on the Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide, which will feed into the development of the renewed European Regional Health Policy Health 2020. It also follows the publication of Fair Society, Healthy Lives report by the Marmot review team in 2010, and will be a timely opportunity to assess progress on implementing the aims of the review at the national, regional and local level.
Planned sessions examine what more the medical workforce can do to reduce health inequalities, and will consider the policy priorities for addressing the social gradient in health in the UK. Delegates will critically examine how GP commissioners and local authority Health and Wellbeing Boards will work together on tackling health inequalities, and will also consider the wider role of communities and the impact of the 'Big Society' agenda for action on health inequalities.
We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote addresses from Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Lead on the Health Inequalities Post 2010 in England review and Director, International Institute for Society and Health, University College London; Dr Ruth Hussey, Public Health England Transition Director, Department of Health and Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, Director of Commissioning Development, NHS East of England and Medical Adviser and Clinical Lead on Primary Care, King's Fund.
At this early stage David Buck, Senior Fellow, Public Health and Health Inequalities, The King's Fund; Professor Helen Hally, National Director, Race for Health; Gregor Henderson, Wellbeing and Public Mental Health Lead, NHS Confederation; Sarah Lyness, Executive Director, Policy and Information, Cancer Research UK; Patrick Ryan, Chief Executive, Hestia Housing & Support and Professor Karol Sikora, Medical Director, CancerPartnersUK have also kindly agreed to speak. Further senior participants are being approached.
Link for more details and booking form: http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/forums/event.php?eid=382
Westminster Forum Projects, 4 Bracknell Beeches, Old Bracknell Lane West, Bracknell, Berkshire. RG12 7BW 01344 964796 info@westminsterforumprojects.co.uk
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
09 May 2012
9 May 2012 - 10 May 2012
Birmingham
Managing Drugs and Alcohol Problems in Primary Care - Going for Gold 2012
11 May 2012
Friday 11 May 2011
Cardiff
As the Olympic Games hit the UK, this well-established conference returns in 2012 with the theme, Going for Gold 2012: Right treatment, right time, right place, which will explore how we can strive with our patients to be winners in achieving the best possible health outcomes.
Building on the success of previous conferences, this long-running event will once again examine the critical role primary care plays in working with drug users, their families and carers.
The conference is the largest event in the UK for GPs, shared care workers, drug users, nurses and other primary care staff, specialists, commissioners and researchers interested in, and involved with the management of drug users in primary care. Delegates will benefit from:
- A high-quality programme put together by leading experts in the field.
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A diverse format of high-profile plenary sessions, smaller workshops and poster presentations, led by the some of the best speakers in the sector. Confirmed speakers so far include: RCGP Chair of Council, Dr Clare Gerada, Professor John Strang of the National Addiction Centre, Professor Jim Orford, a leading academic expert on addiction in the UK and Professor Steve Rollnick, Professor of Clinical Psychology of motivational interviewing fame.
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The chance to network with peers and experts and make useful contacts.
- The opportunity to contribute to and take part in the programme through short papers and poster sessions.
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RCGP accreditation for CPD.
With a change of organisers to the RCGP, we are trialling this year’s conference as a packed one-day programme, providing delegates with the same high-quality content but offering excellent value-for-money and the convenience of just one day away from work at a time when diaries and budgets are being squeezed.
Social events
Join us for an informal drinks reception the night before the conference on 10 May, at Cardiff's lively bar & restaurant, Browns. Food will be available to order if you wish to dine, and the bar will be open all evening for ordering drinks. This is not only a good opportunity to network with your peers, but also a wonderful place to socialise due to its warm and enjoyable atmosphere. We will be meeting from 7pm onwards, so please do come along to enjoy a pre-conference informal gathering.
For information on the location and directions, please visit Browns website. Should you wish to join us, please tick the relevant box when registering online. If you have already registered but would like to attend, please contact valerie.bassigny@profileproductions.co.uk. We look forward to seeing you there!
Sixth Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy - Canterbury
30 May 2012
30 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
University of Kent, Canterbury
The sixth annual conference of the International Society for the Study
of Drug Policy will be hosted in Canterbury by the University of Kent on
30-31 May 2012.
The call for abstracts is now open. For details, please see http://www.issdp.org/conferences.php
The invited keynote speakers are:
- Professor Thomas McLellan, University of Pennsylvania (formerly
Deputy Director of the US Office for National Drug Contol Policy)
- Dr Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
- Dr Fiona Measham, University of Lancaster and member of the UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs
- Martin Jelsma, Transnational Institute
The
conference will discuss a wide range of drug policy issues, with a
particular focus on 'how can and do empirical studies influence drug
policy?