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Gearing up for what’s
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Bill Nelles on
harm reduction,
then and now
Secondary
traumatic stress
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‘We’re learning about
new versions of outreach’
WE’VE HAD TO CHANGE OUR PLAN for this issue several times this
month as your news and survival tips have been coming in. The good
thing is, it’s not just about business as usual – it’s become about
being better than usual. Not only are we hearing about swift action
to keep essential services maintained – we’re also learning about
new, enhanced versions of outreach, where service users are an
essential part of developing and maintaining the model.
Tweeting their invitation to the LUF Lounge on a Saturday night,
Red Rose Recovery offer ‘community and connection with a whole
heap of compassion’ and this spirit is playing out through the
Lancashire recovery communities, with their ‘dramatic shift to digital
provision’ (page 8). Particularly exciting are the partnerships that are
forming from this ‘new digital world’.
Last month we raised the issue of delayed scripts through a ‘plea
from the pharmacy queue’ and there’s been a lot of hard work going
on to improve the situation. The clinical and prescribing team at
Humankind are among those working round the clock to ensure no
one is ever without medication (page 13).
Carry on the great work and new ideas –
and share them with us! Community means
more than ever right now.
Claire Brown, editor
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