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This conference focuses on improving the management and outcomes of people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse conditions. The day will cover learning from lived experiences and organisations that have improved services, challenging stigmtisation, early intervention and prevention, adherence to the NICE Quality Standard for Co-occuring Severe Mental Health and Substance Misuse and implementing the update to the Quality Standard for Alcohol-use Disorders, effective assessment, assertive outreach and there will be specific case studies on making dual diagnosis services accessible and supporting people who are homeless.
The conference will also focus on implementing the recent NICE Update to Quality Standard Alcohol-use disorders: Diagnosis and Management which was published in July 2023.
“The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH) has published a report on suicide by people in contact with drug and alcohol services in England and Wales, based on deaths registered between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022. The report found that 428 people died by suicide within 12 months of contact with drug and alcohol services during the study period, 8% of all suicide deaths.”
HQIP, 8th February 2024
“It is estimated that 75% of people using drug and addiction services and 85% of people using alcohol services had a psychiatric disorder in the past year. In addition, 44% of patients using community mental health services had problems with drug or alcohol use. In spite of the high level of comorbidity, few services provide integrated care for both mental health and substance use disorders.”
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London, February 2024
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve services, practice and treatment for people who are experiencing co-occurring mental health substance misuse conditions
Reflect on the lived experience of people experiencing coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse
Ensure Adherence to the NICE Quality Standard for coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse
Update your knowledge on the July 2023 updated NICE Quality Standard on Alcohol-use disorders
Understand how you can engage and support people to improve outcomes and avert crisis, and reduce the risk of exclusion or drop out from services
Identify key strategies for ensuring early intervention
Develop your skills in assessment
Improve inpatient provision in assessment and management of people presenting with coexisting mental health illness and substance misuse
Understand how services can be improved for older people including treatment evidence and age specific programmes
Engage people to reduce missed appointments and ensure effective follow up if this does occur
Improve your skills and competence as a champion for substance misuse and mental health
Learn from current best practice case studies focusing on homeless people, and older people
Understand how to effectively develop and support peer support networks
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
