Alcohol and Drug Partnership Strategic Group

 Minutes of meeting
Thursday 4th July 2019
Board Room
Commonwealth House

Present:	Susanne Millar	Chief Officer Strategy and Operations – Chair
Michael Duddy	Police Scotland (for Gary I’Anson)
Ann Fehilly		Glasgow City Council
Claire Gallagher	Turning Point Scotland (Guest)
Jean Gill		Admin (Minute taker)
Janice Gough		Service Manager North West 		
Carole Hunter		Lead Pharmacist GADRS
Jackie Kerr		ACCO Adult Services 
Stevie Lydon		Strategy Co-ordinator ADP
Lynn Macdonald	Service Manager South
Mary MacPherson	Kinship Carers/FASS
Eric McGarry		Turning Point Scotland (Guest)
Frank Mellon		HSCP (Guest)
Fiona Noble 		HSCP (Guest)
Tricia Tracey         VSSDA

Apologies:	Anna Campbell, Emelia Crighton, Kelda Gaffney, Richard Gass, Gary I’Anson, Jim McBride, Fiona Moss, Saket Priyadarshi and Michael Robinson.

1	Welcome and Apologies		
	
SM welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies noted.
		
2	Minutes of Previous Meeting 9TH May 2019		
	
Accepted
		
3	Matters Arising from Previous Minute		
	
Feedback from meetings re Recovery Hubs/ Recovery Evaluation
Meeting in August to look at evaluation then pass to ADP Executive and bring back to ADP Strategic Group. 
		
4	ADP Executive Minutes 7th May 2019 		

 SL

Note technical error in minute item 11 – Prescriber site license obtained. SL to raise at ADP Executive 
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5	Scottish Drug Misuse Database and DAISy update 		
	
Scottish Government positive response to proposal for a funding contribution and how we manage the project. They propose to implement DAISy in December. Some tasks in the current project plan go beyond this so some reworking of the plan is required. Key points:

•	CGI have delivered the validation report for assessments which is currently being tested. 
•	Further forms development by Business Development staff has resulted from workshops with GADRS staff.
•	Next workshop on July 10th will focus on how processes for DAISy impact on case management.
•	Testing input to forms scheduled for July 29th.
•	Challenge around GADRS timescales for assessment and review matching DAISy timescales – option paper required for this. Expected end of July due to annual leave of key personnel.
•	Meeting with Colin MacDonald and other Prison Health Care staff set for July 23rd.
		
6	PADS update/ Memorandum of Understanding update 		
	
SM chaired MoU National Group meeting.  Final 4 page draft was agreed and sent to COSLA.  Implementation plan agreed with a review in perhaps a year.  Once new strategy and MoU have been in place a year, it may be timely to review the PADS function. 
Some ADPs in other areas continue to have issues around funding. The level of integration of the ADP with the IJB in Glasgow city is not reflected in other ADPs and IJBs across Scotland. 
	
7	Enhanced Drug Treatment Service (EDTS) update		
	
CH advised building work is on schedule. Nurse Team Leader is in place. One band five still not in place. Dispensary manager has been appointed. MMcP suggested invite to Calton Area Association for visit once ready.  Agreed.
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8	Street Drugs Summit Draft report 		
	
CH/GF

Report taken to IJB last Wednesday. SP has asked CH and GF to lead on action plan.  Still focus on Multiple Complex Needs.

Drug-related death stats will be published on 16th July. JK and CH will lead Note that SM and SP on A/L.  Tony Martin (TM) has prepared a full briefing – full figures will be populated when they come out. SL to check with Scottish Government if 
 SL

ADPs will receive embargoed statistics on the 15th.  This has happened in the past.

 SL

Once stats released, a conference call with JK,CH,SL,TT and TM will be arranged to check stats and statements.
	
9	House of Commons Scottish Select Affairs Committee “Use and Misuse of Drugs in Scotland Inquiry 		

 SL

Visit by committee on 8th July postponed due urgent UK Parliament business. 
All preparation work is done thanks to FASS, TPS, Mungo Foundation and HSCP staff.  Emphasis will be on partnership approach. Need to consider if the programme will remain the same.  SL to co-ordinate.
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10	Welfare Reform Update		
	
Welfare Reform Update July 2019
Best Start Grants
Extended to provide payments of £250 per child for children who are of age to start primary school after the summer.  Window will close end of February.

Prisoners leaving Prison
There will be a pilot scheme in Perth Prison and Cornton Vale Prison allowing prisoners to apply for Universal Credit in advance and to receive a payment on the day they are released. The Government hopes this will help to prevent re-offending. 

Family Income Supplement
Scottish Child Poverty benefit is being brought forward.  Due to come in 2022 but will now commence in 2021.  It will provide an extra £10 per week per child under the age of 6.

Disability Assistance
Consultation on the Devolved benefits to replace DLA, Personal Independence Payments and Attendance Allowance has recently closed. The intention is to introduce three versions of what will be called Disability Assistance.
		
11	Scottish Government Funding Streams Update 		
	
JK – meeting of ADP Executive will take place on 23rd July – will continue to monitor spend, progress programmes and recruit staff. Key points:

•	Health Care Support Worker recruited but not started yet. 
•	More detailed up date will be given at next meeting.
•	There will be presentations from all involved. 
•	Any feedback from ADP Executive meeting to be passed on to SL

12	AOCB: HIV papers		
	Service managers to develop action plan including frequent testing.  HC support workers to help with testing.  NHSGGC Medical Director concerned to get under control.  Action Plan to ADP then public health. Key points:

•	More training for TPS will take place over next couple of months. 
•	Discussions will be opened up with Unison on ‘clinical function’ issues re dry blood spot testing.
•	City Centre drug harms group gather information on testing which can be fed into action plan and forwarded to JK.
•	Outreach – nurse in Abbey pharmacy (include in Action Plan)
•	A nurse from Sandyford Clinic will be at Hunter Street twice a week.
•	Staff will be encouraged to be pro-active after training 

The first meeting took place of ‘Fast Track Cities’ group who discussed target for HIV testing, treatment and multiple complex needs. SM will circulate minute from first Fast Track Cities Meeting. 
		
	Date of next meeting:
11.30am to 1.30pm Thursday 29th August 2019 Commonwealth House.