Hartlepool Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy Business Plan

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


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 (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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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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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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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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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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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


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



Pilot support programmes

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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.



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



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



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



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.



Progress

Promote safer environment within pubs and clubs

Strengthen links with Licensee Association Police

Numbers checks of SIA XXXXXX

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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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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

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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



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



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



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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