Alcohol and Drug Partnership Strategic Group

Minutes of meeting
Thursday 9th May 2019
Board Room
Commonwealth House

Present:	Susanne Millar		Chief Officer Strategy and Operations – Chair
		David Brockett		VSDAA
		Anna Campbell		South Volunteer
		Kelda Gaffney		Service Manager North East 
		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
Josh McDougall		South Volunteer (Guest)
Frank Mellon		HSCP (Guest)
Fiona Moss		Health Improvement & Inequalities HSCP
Saket Priyadarshi	Associate Medical Director GADRS
Michael Robinson	Senior Officer ADP

Apologies:	Emelia Crighton; Richard Gass; Ann Fehilly and Stephen Hazlett

1	Welcome and Apologies		
	
SM welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies noted.
		
2	Minutes of Previous Meeting 21st March 2019		
	
Accepted
		
3	Matters Arising from Previous Minutes		
	
Item 8 – Prevalence of Problem Drug Use in Scotland 2015–16
SL fed back from ISD Advisory group.  Two more publications still to follow including extended definitions.  Scottish Government is reviewing usefulness of methodology.

Recovery hubs
JK and KG updated – KG will meet with workers and three leads of recovery community as well lived experience reps on 2nd July. The presentation and discussions will cover outcomes, work-plans, monitoring and future funding.
The author of the evaluation will also be at the meeting. 
This will be kept on the Agenda and verbal update at next ADP meeting.
		
4	Feedback on ADP Executive 7th May 2019 (verbal)		
	
MR updated group progress and monitoring of main investment areas.
ADP Executive asked for bids for in-year use of underspend.

Each new project lead will be required to address the ADP Executive group to present progress being made and outcomes being achieved. This should start in September. MR to devise schedule

SP suggested name Enhanced Drug Treatment Service – Hunter Street.  Formally agreed by ADP.

Prevention and early intervention – taking bids 11 & 12 forward as one bid.  Not as shown on template but will bring back to meeting.

Template to be updated and shared with strategic ADP members.

 
 MR

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5	Scottish Drug Misuse Database and DAISy update (verbal)		
	
Finalised Data Sharing Agreement out for signing to health board and local authorities. Detailed costed proposal for CGI to discuss with Scottish Government regarding funding.   Positive ongoing engagement with ISD.  Working with ADRS on data process maps and due to sign off next week.

It is important to identify funding from Scottish Government and noted support available from ADP to underpin this.
		
6	PADS update/ Memorandum of Understanding update (verbal)		
	
Partnership and delivery framework to be considered by Scottish Government and COSLA for ‘Rights, Respect and Recovery’ strategy delivery.  Noted that in some areas, ADPs struggling to be recognised; the MoU should help with this.  Not an issue in Glasgow city.   Homelessness plan – minister’s agreement that same approach will help.
		
7	Enhanced Drug Treatment Service (EDTS) update (verbal)		
	
Refurbishment of Hunter Street is going ahead next week.
Nurse Team Leader has started.
The new name has been agreed, Enhanced Drug Treatment Service (EDTS)
Advert for a Social Care worker is going out. 
Scottish Government agreed descriptors. In meeting with Home Office, they thought the model was exemplar of good practice. 
The service will start with small numbers and build up to a capacity for up to 40 individuals by the end of the second year. 
SP presented a case for additional funding to cover for controlled drugs monitoring system.
This was supported.
		
8	Street Drugs Summit Draft report (paper)		
	
Summit went well and was well attended. 
IJB asked SM to go back in June with report from event.
Notes have been sent out and feedback to be returned by 24th May.
Two stages to IJB – summary of event and follow up action plan in October. 
SP will convene discussion and discuss at Harms group.
IJB meeting is in June so SL to prepare paper required by 22nd May.

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9	House of Commons Scottish Select Affairs Committee “Use and Misuse of Drugs in Scotland Inquiry (paper)		
	
Glasgow City ADP submitted written submissions and there were verbal submission made by academics.  Further verbal submissions expected from clinicians in the future.  Details are available on line: 
https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/scottish-affairs-committee/
		
10	Welfare Reform Update		
	
Carried to next meeting 
		
11	Scottish Government Funding streams update (verbal)
Covered under item 4
		
12	AOCB		
	None 
		
	Date of next meeting
Thursday 4th July 2019, 11.30am to 1.30pm. Commonwealth House.