DS Daily - 17th March 2011 |
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Health protection in prisons report 2009-2010
The work programme for 2009-2010 covered three key areas: improving infectious disease surveillance, the hepatitis B vaccination monitoring programme, and information and communication. This report outlines the progress made in meeting the objectives of the work programme in these key areas [Health Protection Agency, UK]
300% increase in Hep B prison vaccine helps to drive down infection rates in injecting drug users
The uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine in prisons across England and Wales has increased three fold in the last six years from 27,161 vaccinations administered in 2003 to 80,762 in 2009 [Health Protection Agency, UK]
Drug Sector Partnership – feedback survey
The Partnership is asking if you could spend a few minutes to complete an online survey/questionnaire [Drug Sector Partnership, UK]
Social networks: their role in addressing poverty
Can social networks help people cope with or move out of poverty, and if so how? - PDF [Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK]
Conservatives were wrong to ignore child poverty, says Iain Duncan Smith
Coalition's work and pensions secretary says his party seemed 'uncomfortable' discussing the issue and ceded ground to the left [Guardian, UK]
Companies can go further than 'responsbility deal' on alcohol
The drinks industry has a significant part to play in tackling the problems alcohol causes" says Simon Antrobus, Chief Executive of Addaction [Addaction, UK]
A response to the Ministry of Justice Breaking the Cycle consultation
[UKDPC]
Recent reduced Nurse services at Addiction/Treatment Centres
Recent changes in agency nurse arrangements have caused difficulties across health services in Ireland. Addiction services accessed by patients in/from North Inner City are affected [North Inner City Drugs Task Force, Ireland]
Women third on drink-impact list
Women in Australia and New Zealand suffer more negative effects of drinking alcohol than almost anywhere else in the world, a global study has found [The Age, Australia]