Responding to Rowena

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Introduction

• Responding to Rowena
• Aim to outline a scenario in which large
  numbers of people in Scotland can move from
  having drug problems to sustainable employment
  (as an essential requirement of whatever
  acceptable macro drugs strategy).

2
Scotland

• Asia
• USA
• Europe
• Wales
• Action
• European/International Conference in Scotland 2003

3
People

• People solving problems
• Problems brought by people to drug services
• People dealing with their drug problems take
  opportunities
• More people in drugs treatment more PIE
  opportunities needed
• Action
• Unlock motivation

4
Specialist Drug Services

• Integrated Care Framework person centred not
  protocol complex
• PIE includes treatment
• Who am I? - ID change
• The main partner still not enough involved
• Actions
• More effective (evaluated) treatment
• Charters of customer rights and responsibilities
• A main partners national conference?

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Other Important Specialist Services

• The drugs overlap with other specialist sectors
• The PIE overlap with other key sectors
• Integration/collaboration not separation/competiti
  on
• Young people a new world made with them?
• Action
• Wider purposeful partnerships

6
Growth of Know-How

• Projects and programmes
• Rough ideas of service continuums
• Actions
• Database exchange of what works and how
• Monitoring information, evaluation and research
• Model of Integrated PIE (Enhanced Outcomes
  Pilots?)
• Targeted staff training and service culture
  change
• Scottish Directory of Services
• Identify local co-ordination mechanisms

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Our 2 Central Governments

• The Scottish Executive Key Ministries and
  Policy Initiatives
• Westminster Key Ministries and Policy
  Initiatives
• Actions
• DATs 25 partners missing? Widen strategic
  partnerships
• Scotland-wide intermediate co-ordination DATA,
  SDF
• Support Integrated Scottish Policy and Strategy
  Implementation
• Build Scottish Executive/Westminster Partnership
• PIE timescales for individual people and social
  change
• Benefits and income, reasonableness and
  rationality

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A Question of Ambition

• Is PIE Pie in the Sky?
• UK and Scotlands skills gap
• Action
• Focus on Bridging the Gap
• Focus on Life Long Learning Report
• Focus on Scottish Enterprise Social Justice
  Action Plan
• Focus on Towards Full Employment
• Focus on Integrated PIE as Catalyst

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Conclusion - The Next Steps

• A Manifesto?
• Wider partnerships at all levels
• Large numbers, specific pathways, clear outcomes