Turning Point

🌟 As part of the programme of activities to mark Turning Point’s 60th year, we are hosting a series of webinars looking at some of the challenges facing the health and social care sector as we approach the end of the first quarter of the 21st century. 💙 The webinars are an opportunity to hear from leading thinkers in the sector, including former Labour Health Secretary Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, and broadcaster and academic Tom Shakespeare, are free to attend and open to all. A range of topics will be covered, looking at some of the key issues facing the drug and alcohol treatment, mental health and learning disability sectors today. ➡ For more information about the programme and to register to attend visit this link: https://lnkd.in/euJy3dDX The webinars that will take place are: ➡ Can (and should) charities and social enterprises play a bigger role in the delivery of public services? With former Health Secretary the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt. ➡ The future of social care with writer, broadcaster and disability campaigner Tom Shakespeare CBE. ➡ Synthetic opioids – how does the drug and alcohol treatment sector need to work differently to respond to the changing drug supply? With harm reduction and local intelligence systems expert Michael Linnell. ➡ How can we shift the dial on health inequalities? With Director of the Institute of Health Equity, Professor Sir Michael Marmot. ➡ Mental health services - imagining a better future with co-production specialist and campaigner Isaac Samuels ➡ Unblocking the system – how can we move more people with a learning disability out of long stay hospital? With Professor Robin Miller from the University of Birmingham. ➡ How can we reduce alcohol harm? With Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive of Alcohol Change UK. Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, Social Enterprise UK, National Voices, NCVO, ACEVO, NHS Confederation, Double Impact Services #TurningPoint60 #WebinarSeries #SubstanceUse #MentalHealth #LearningDisability

🌟 Meet Deborah Hussey, our Safer Lives Lead. Watch as she shares a powerful moment from our recent webinar, shedding light on the incredible support offered by our Leicestershire drug and alcohol service. Visit https://lnkd.in/eCQwcfzV to catch up on our #TurningPoint60 webinar series. #Empowerment #Support #RecoveryPosse #Leicestershire

I'm absolutely thrilled that today we launch our Click & Deliver naloxone service across Lincolnshire 😁 This means that anyone within the local authority areas covered by Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership can order a naloxone kit by post, to be delivered discreetly to their home (or address of choice). Anyone that knows me or has seen my other posts on the subject will know how passionate I am about making naloxone as easily accessible as possible to anyone who might need it, and click & deliver is one way to do that. In the other areas where we have already launched this service, a large percentage of orders come from friends and family of people at risk of overdose, people who may not have accessed a kit otherwise and who are now in a position to save a life if needed. With the figures from 2023 showing yet another rise in drug related deaths, and around half of them involving an opiate, the more ways we can find to get naloxone in to the hands of people who need it the better. A massive thank you to Elli-Jay McNally for all your hard work and passion to make this happen. I'm excited to continue this roll out across all Turning Point services in the coming months. Watch this space 💛

We are deeply saddened by latest Office of National Statistics data, published today, showing the continued rise in drug-related deaths. Our Chief Operating Officer, Clare Taylor, says: “These statistics - the highest number since records began - highlight, yet again, the urgent need to seriously address the drug related deaths crisis. All drug related deaths are preventable, and our thoughts are with anyone who has lost someone." Read our full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eXxqMDFD #DrugNews #SubstanceUse #Health #SocialCare #TurningPoint

🌟 Health and Care Futures Free Webinar Series   Mental Health services - imagining a better future   🗓️ Thursday 24th October 2024, 3-4pm BST   Head of Mental Health at Turning Point Stephen Parker will be joined by co-production specialist and campaigner, Isaac Samuels and Peter Devlin, Director of Adult Services at Essex County Council and ADASS mental health policy lead to discuss their hopes and aspirations for our mental health treatment and support system.   💙 A really interesting webinar around some important topics which you wouldn’t want to miss!   ➡️ If you would like to secure a FREE spot, register here: https://lnkd.in/etEXwsa8 Association of Mental Health Providers, NHS Confederation, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), City and Hackney Mind #TurningPoint60 #Webinar #SocialEnterprise #MentalHealth #HealthAndSocialCare

📢 As we move closer to the Safer Lives 2024 Conference, it's time to talk about this year's theme of 'Harm Reduction in a Time of Change' 🌟 Please swipe across on this post if you would like to find out more around the drug market and harm reduction, and how the sessions that will take place at Safer Lives 2024, reflect this. When?: 🗓️Tuesday 26th November 2024. 10:00am - 16:30pm Where?: 📍The Birmingham Conference & Events Centre ➡️ To read our Safer Lives Conference 2024 introduction blog, please click here: https://lnkd.in/e4U3bATq South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bristol, Cranstoun #SaferLives2024 #HarmReduction #HarmReductionInATimeOfChange #SocialEnterprise #FreeEvent #SubstanceUse

#WorldMenopauseDay: Menopause is a natural phase of life that touches us all, whether directly or through supporting someone. At Turning Point, we're proud to host an internal Menopause Network with over 80 members, offering a safe space for sharing experiences and learning together. Through our collaboration with Rightsteps wellbeing experts, we bring valuable insights and foster a compassionate dialogue about this often misunderstood topic. Our Menopause Network isn’t just about support; it’s a vital ally in our mission to address menopause with empathy and leadership. On this World Menopause Day, let's break the taboos and champion open conversations at work and home, so we can build a more inclusive and supportive world where everyone is empowered to thrive.✨ https://lnkd.in/ekk4iUum #Menopause #MenopauseAwareness #SupportAndEmpower #InclusiveWorkplace

💡 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰?! Did you know that 9 in 10 women say that they were never educated about menopause, and the majority only start looking for information once their symptoms start? This World Menopause Day, test your current knowledge with our quick quiz, and why not use it as a way to start conversations surrounding menopause in the workplace? 👀

At Turning Point I’m so fortunate to have the fabulous Chloe Barclay and Georgie White as part of the pharmacy team. Two amazing pharmacy technicians that consistently go above and beyond to make sure our services are the best they can be. #RxTechDay

🌟 Health and Care Futures Free Webinar Series 🗓️ Wednesday 6th November 2024 11am-12 noon BST 📢 How can we reduce alcohol harm? with Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive of Alcohol Change UK.  To top off an amazing webinar series to celebrate Turning Point’s 60th year, with many thought provoking discussions and insightful speakers around different sectors of the health and social care system, is the question of how can we reduce alcohol harm? A panellist providing their thoughts on the topic will be Richard Piper, Chief Executive of Alcohol Change UK, which works towards a society that is free from the harm caused by alcohol. Richard will be joined by Gill Campbell, Head of Nursing at Turning Point, and a Turning Point peer mentor with lived experience. ➡️ If you would like to join this webinar to conclude our Health and Care Futures Webinar Series, with a panel full of passionate speakers, then secure your free spot through the link here: https://lnkd.in/ePVpjD-x Collective Voice, The Association Of Directors of Public Health (UK), NHS Addictions Provider Alliance , Institute Of Alcohol Studies, #SubstanceUse #TurningPoint60 #HealthAndSocialCare #Webinar #WebinarSeries #SocialEnterprise