Access, choice and support

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Date
9 June 2023

Location
Online via Teams


Details

The second MAT Standards national webinar held on 9 June 2023 was hosted by Diana Hekerem, Associate Director of Transformational Redesign, Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The session focused on the themes of Access, Choice and Support and during it we discussed:

  • Work being done in the area to provide same day access to treatment in West Dunbartonshire HSCP Addiction Service,
  • The pilot programme for Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine (LAIB) in NHS Dumfries and Galloway,
  • Quality Improvement (QI) and a toolbox for spread,
  • Partnership work being done incorporating psychological therapies and recovery development workers across the system.


Speakers

Jacqui McGinley

Integrated Operational Manager, West Dunbartonshire HSCP Addiction Service

Mark Blount

Specialist Pharmacist in Substance Misuse, NHS Dumfries & Galloway

Lindsay Wallace

Senior Improvement Advisor, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Dr Zoe Stanley

Head of Substance Misuse Psychology, NHS Forth Valley

Scott Ferguson

Recovery Development Worker, Recovery Scotland