1. IMPROVING SCOTLAND’S HEALTH Rights, Respect and Recovery
Scotland’s strategy to improve health by preventing and reducing alcohol and drug use, harm and related deaths

2. Rights, Respect, Recovery
Vision
Scotland is a country where “we live long, healthy and active lives regardless of where we
come from” and where individuals, families and communities:
• have the right to health and life - free from the harms of alcohol and drugs;
• are treated with dignity and respect; and
• are fully supported within communities to find their own type of recovery.
Prevention and Early
Intervention
Developing Recovery
Oriented Systems of Care
Getting it Right for
Children, Young People,
and Families
Public Health Approach in Justice
Alcohol Framework
2018
Fewer people
develop problem
drug use
People access and
benefit from effective, integrated
Person centred support to achieve their recovery
Children and families
affected by alcohol and drug use will be safe, healthy, included and supported
Vulnerable people are diverted from the justice system wherever possible, and those in the system are fully supported
A Scotland where less harm is caused by alcohol

3. Delivering in partnership
Refresh the MoU
Co-produce national level Action Plans
Investment through ADPs
Workforce development
Evaluation framework

4. Memorandum of Understanding
The MOU will be a joint statement of intent to deliver the strategy as well as being the framework within which all partners will operate.
Respective Roles for all partners
Governance and accountability structure that will provide the general public; partners; Public health Scotland and Scottish Government Ministers with assurance on the quality of services and our performance.

5. Alcohol Framework Strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability
WHO SAFER initiative (Sept 2018)
Strengthen restrictions on alcohol availability
Advance and enforce better drink driving measures
Facilitate access to screening, brief interventions and treatment
Enforce bans or comprehensive restrictions on advertising, sponsorship and promotion
Raise prices on alcohol through excise, taxes and pricing policy

6. Alcohol Framework Reducing consumption
Identify impact of online and telephone alcohol sales
Review statutory guidance on licensing (Scotland) act 2005 re 5 licensing objectives and overprovision – Consultation 2019
Keep licensing system under review (new overprovision statements)
AFS to support communities, ADPs to influence the licensing regime
Work with the industry on projects which reduce harms; But NOT on
health policy development
messaging campaigns
Education in schools and other settings

7. Alcohol Framework Positive attitudes positive choices
Protect children and young people from advertising
Improve education in schools and other settings
Promote measures of United Kingdom Chief Medical Officer (UKCMO) lower risk guidelines / links with cancer
Labelling
Review evidence on the current delivery of Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) to ensure they are being carried out effectively (including primary care and other settings

8. Alcohol Framework Supporting families and communities
Increase awareness of risks during pregnancy
Reduce alcohol related violence – use legislation to prevent violence and intervene early
Build community resilience to harm caused by alcohol

9. Prevention and Early Intervention
Reduce inequalities
Reduce stigma
Improve early intervention for young people at risk of developing problem alcohol / drug use
Improve education in schools

10. Developing Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Improve advocacy services
Good access to treatment
Effective services (e.g. OST / psychological therapies)
Involve those with lived experience
Improve approach to harm reduction
Develop person centred approaches
Support recovery communities
Develop trauma informed approaches
Improve public health surveillance
Improve responses to protected equality groups

11. Getting it Right for Children, Young People and Families
Family inclusive practice
Whole family approach
Involve children, young people parents in planning, development and delivery of services

12. A Public Health Approach to Justice
Improve access to integrated services, including treatment
Improve prison throughcare
Reduce supply – target for prosecution
Expert advice to ministers on devolving powers to Scotland

13. Any Questions

14. Question 1. For Table top discussion
How do you see yourself taking this Strategy foward?