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4/3/2010 - Breakthrough Cultural Awareness Training
Please click here for details of the cultural awareness training offered by Breakthrough.
23/2/2010 - Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Carers Strategy
The Sheffield Health and Wellbeing Partnership have created a new Carers Strategy and are asking for feedback. Please click here for further details. Closing date 19th April
17/2/2010 - ANTHRAX ALERT
Please click here for a poster detailing the risk of anthrax, something which has claimed the lives of 9 heroin users since December
15/2/2010 - Needs Assessment 2009/10
The Needs Assessment for 2009/10 is now available for download. Please click here for further details.
5/2/2010 - Needs Assessment 2009/10
The Needs Assessment for 2009/10 is now available to download. Please click here for further details.
2/2/2010 - Breakthrough Drop In Sessions
Please click here for updated details of Breakthrough's drop-in session timetable
1/2/2010 - Best Bar None Awards 2010
Please click here for a press release surrounding the Best Bar None Awards 2009
8/1/2010 - RODA Training Sessions and Support Groups for 2010
Roda have released details of their Support Groups and Training Sessions for 2010. Click here for further details.
5/1/2010 - Service User Volunteer Project
Please click here for updated details of the new Sheffield Service User Involvement Programme training, along with application form.
23/12/2009 - December Family and Friends Newsletter
The December edition of the Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
23/10/2009 - Phoenix Community Monthly Visitors Session
From December, Phoenix Community at Commonside will be holding a monthly drop-in for workers and service users to find out more about their work. Click here for info.
19/10/2009 - 2008/9 Needs Assessment now online
The 2008/9 Sheffield Drug Needs Assessment has now been made available on the Needs Assessment page of this website.
17/9/2009 - SAAS Training - new course details released
SAAS have released dea number of courses for the remainder of the 2009/10 year - click here for further details.
17/8/2009 - August Family and Friends Newsletter
The August edition of the Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
6/8/2009 - Great Drink Debate Survey Results
A while back we advertised the "Great Drink Debate" on the main page. Click here to see some overall results from the survey , which 1,000 people in Sheffield returned.
5/8/2009 - Naloxone Pilot
Do you care for a relative who uses heroin or takes methadone/Subutex ? If so, click here for some information that may be of interest...
17/7/2009 - Sheffield Service Directory - UPDATED FOR 2009/10
The Sheffield Service Directory has been updated for 2009/10 - click here to download a new version, or to request a paper version
15/7/2009 - June DAAT Newsletter
The June edition of the DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
2/7/2009 - "The Front Door to Alcohol Treatment in Sheffield" leaflet now available
This leaflet, outlining alcohol treatment in Sheffield and how to obtain it, is now available in a selection of languages from our Treatment Directory
11/6/2009 - Sheffield Best Bar None Website
Sheffield now has its own Best Bar None website to accompany the launch of the scheme. Click here to visit the website.
9/6/2009 - May Family and Friends Newsletter
The May edition of the Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
3/6/2009 - DAAT Tendering
Details of the Adult Drug Treatment Procurement Rounds have now been made available. Please click here for further details.
28/5/2009 - Alcohol Carers Booklet
An Alcohol Carers Booklet is now available to download. It has been added to the Leaflet Directory.
17/4/2009 - March DAAT Newsletter
The March edition of the DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
17/4/2009 - RODA Alcohol Support Group
RODA have started to run an Alcohol Support group for those affected specifically by someone's alcohol misuse. Click here for location and time of this session.
9/4/2009 - SAAS Training
SAAS have released details of a number of training eventsup until October 2009. Please click here for further details.
10/2/2009 - January Family and Friends Newsletter
The January edition of the Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
28/1/2009 - Best Bar None
Click here for details of the new Sheffield Best Bar None pilot scheme
28/1/2009 - Woundcare Nurse
The times of the HASS woundcare nurse have changed. Click here for details
16/1/2009 - Family Support Pathway
The Family Support Pathway has been updated for 2009. Click here for details and to view...
15/1/2009 - Vacancies
There are a number of vacancies within Sheffield which may be of interest...
13/1/2009 - Sheffield Alcohol Conference 2008
A brief report of the recent Sheffield Alcohol Conference is now available by clicking here
7/1/2009 - WOUND BOTULISM ALERT
Please click here for information regarding a recent WOUND BOTULISM case in an injecting drug user in South Yorkshire, and advice on what to do
31/12/2008 - CONTAMINATED HEROIN ALERT
There is currently a CONTAMINATED HEROIN ALERT for Sheffield and the wider Yorkshire region. Click here for the poster giving full details.
18/12/2008 - RODA Support Group Dates for 2009 now available
RODA have finalised their Support Group Programme for 2009. Please click here for all the details
16/12/2008 - December DAAT Newsletter
The December edition of the DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
16/12/2008 - RODA Training Dates for 2009 now available
RODA have finalised their Training Programme for 2009. Please click here for all the details
11/12/2008 - Harm Reduction Works
The National Treatment Agency have released some of their Harm Reduction Works mini-videos onto their very own Youtube channel. Click here for details
26/11/2008 - CONTAMINATED HEROIN ALERT
There is currently a CONTAMINATED HEROIN ALERT for Sheffield and the wider Yorkshire region. Click here for the poster giving full details.
21/11/2008 - Targets
The Targets page has now been updated with progress against targets up until the end of the second quarter of this financial year. Click here to view our current performance.
6/11/2008 - Clinical Governance & Quality Assurance Conference
Please click here for details of an independent conference being held on the 26th February 2009 in London, which may be of interest.
28/10/2008 - October Family and Friends Newsletter
The October edition of the Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
1/10/2008 - SAAS Training dates have changed!
Some of the training sessions offered by Sheffield Alcohol Advisory Service (SAAS) have changed dates. Please recheck the dates for any sessions you are interested in by clicking here
25/9/2008 - September DAAT Newsletter
The September edition of the DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here
22/9/2008 - Training Vacancy at Sheffield Alcohol Advisory Service
There are opportunities at Sheffield Alcohol Advisory Service (SAAS) for Sessional Associate Trainers. Please click here for further information
8/9/2008 - DIP Targets
DIP targets, and performance against these, have now been added to the Targets page of the website. Click here for further details
28/8/2008 - 2008/9 Treatment Plan now available
The 2008/9 Treatment Plan is now available to view and download. Please click here for further details.
28/8/2008 - Targets
The Targets page has now been updated with progress against targets up until the end of the first quarter of this financial year. Click here to view our current performance.
13/8/2008 - Roda AGM
Details of the Relatives of Drug Abusers (Roda) AGM can be found by clicking here
12/8/2008 - Unit Costs 2008
We have set up a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for providers taking partt in the Unit Costs exercise this year. Click here for details.
30/7/2008 - Targets Page
The Targets page has been updated with the new target information for the 2008-9 financial year. For more details, please click here
31/7/2008 - SAAS Training Courses
The SAAS Training page has been updated with training courses available to staff until the end of this financial year. Click here to view the details
24/7/2008 - Dual Diagnosis Conference - 8th October
For details of a Dual Diagnosis conference to be held on Wednesday 8th October, please click here.
24/7/2008 - Blood Borne Viruses leaflets in other languages
As well as English, the BBV leaflet is now available in a range of other languages. Click here to view and download.
24/7/2008 - Sheffield DIP pages
The Sheffield DIP pages have been removed for development, and will return shortly.
23/7/2008 - July Family and Friends Newsletter
The July Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here.
16/7/2008 - Community Outreach Nurse
Please click here for details of the drop-in times and locations for the Community Outreach Nurse
15/7/2008 - SHED Training available for professionals
SHED (Sheffield Young Peoples Drug Service) offer training courses for professionals. Click here for further details.
23/6/2008 - Primary Care Outreach Nurse honoured by Queen's Nursing Institute!
Click here for the full story (opens in a new window)
19/6/2008 - June DAAT Newsletter
The June DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here.
11/6/2008 - PSI leaflets in other languages
As well as English, the PSI leaflet is now available in a range of other languages. Click here to view and download.
5/6/2008 - Training at Sheffield Alcohol Advisory Service
Sheffield Drug & Alcohol Action Team commission Sheffield Alcohol Advisory Service to deliver training courses for other service providers. Click here for details of their courses.
3/6/2008 - Thinking about Residential Rehab?
If you are thinking about Residential Rehabilitation, either for yourself or someone else, you might find this page useful...
28/5/2008 - SWWOP Awareness Training
Sheffield Working Women's Opportunities Project (SWWOP) are offering Awareness Training for voluntary/statutory organisations. Click here for further details.
22/5/2008 - Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Leaflet
A leaflet on blood borne viruses (BBVs) is now available on the Leaflet Directory part of the site.
19/5/2008 - New RODA Management Committee members needed
RODA are looking for those working within other treatment agencies to join RODA's Management Committee. Click here for further details
15/5/2008 - PSI Leaflet
A leaflet on psychosocial interventions (PSI, or "talking therapies") is now available on the Leaflet Directory part of the site.
24/4/2008 - April Family and Friends Newsletter
The April Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here. This also includes a write-up of the Day to Remember 2008.
2/4/2008 - More leaflets now available
Leaflets in nine different languages covering Prescribing Services in Sheffield are now available to download. Click here for details.
1/4/2008 - Main target achieved!
Sheffield DAAT has already achieved its Numbers in Treatment YTD figure with one reporting month left in the year! Click here for further details.
27/3/2008 - March DAAT Newsletter
The March DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download by clicking here.
18/3/2008 - User Involvement
A page outlining the Sheffield User Involvement Volunteer Project is now available on this site. Click here for further details
14/3/2008 - Ten Year Drug Strategy
The Government has recently published its new Ten Year Drug Strategy. Click here to download
13/3/2008 - New leaflets available to download
Leaflets on Residential Rehab, and our Family and Friends Leaflet, are now available to download in nine different languages (including English). Click here for info.
11/3/2008 - Sheffield STILL ranked 2nd for Retention
Sheffield is still ranked for 2nd for Retention in the UK, and is doing very well in other areas. Click here for further details.
25/2/2008 - First National User Involvement Conference
Matt Cope (User Involvement Volunteer) has compiled a report of the first ever National User Involvement Conference, held in Birmingham on the 31st January. Click here for details.
1/2/2008 - Leaflet Directory
Sheffield DAAT will be making some of its leaflets available in different languages, which can be downloaded, printed and/or handed out. Click here for the current leaflets available
30/1/2008 - Contaminated Heroin Alert
There is currently a CONTAMINATED HEROIN ALERT for Sheffield and the wider Yorkshire region. Click here for the poster giving full details.
24/1/2008 - Drug Interventions Programme DIP Tender Announcement
Click here for details of who has been awarded the DIP tender from 1st April 2008
16/1/2008 - Need a Fire Safety Check for your/somebody elses home?
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service are offering this service free of charge. Click here for further details.
16/1/2008 - New RODA Page now online
Relatives of Drug Abusers (RODA) now have their own page on this site. Click here to access.
11/1/2008 - Looking for Information on Residential Rehabilitation?
Turning Point are running Monday afternoon information sessions on Residential Rehabilitaion: how to access it, what it involves, etc. For more information, click here to access the poster.
3/1/2008 -Clinical Management Guidance (Orange Book)
To order your own copy of the "Drug Misuse and Guidance: UK guidelines on clinical management", please click here
3/1/2008 - January Family and Friends Newsletter
The January Family and Friends Newsletter is now available to view and download.
13/12/2007 - Sheffield Drug Worker wins a national award!
For the full story of the success of Turning Point's Vicky Ward, please click here.
11/12/2007 - Sheffield STILL ranked 2nd for Retention in England!!!!
Sheffield is still ranked 2nd in England for performance against retention! For this and other up to date statistics, please click here.
27/11/2007 - November DAAT Newsletter
The November DAAT Newsletter is now available to view and download.
16/11/2007 - Single Point of Assessment/Referral (SPAR)
As of November, all referrals for prescribing services now go through the SPAR. Please contact 0845 245 0370 to make a referral. DO NOT contact the Fitzwilliam Centre or Guernsey House directly to refer, as referrals in this way will no longer be accepted
14/11/2007 - Sheffield ranked 2nd for Retention in England!!!
Sheffield is currently ranked 2nd in the ENTIRE COUNTRY for performance against one of its core targets! Click here for further details.
14/11/2007 - Good Practice/Performance Page now available
A new page which outlines the good performance areas of Sheffield Drug Action Team, as well as other success stories, is available by clicking here.
08/11/2007 - Targets Page
A page outlining the targets of the DAAT, as well as our current status against targets, has now been completed. To access, please click here.
29/10/2007 - Sheffield Alcohol Strategy
The version of the Sheffield Alcohol Strategy that is available to download has been changed to a more advanced version with clickable links to other data sources. Please click here for details.
26/10/2007 - Treatment Plans
The 2006/7 Treatment Plan is now available to download - click here for details
24/10/2007 - Newsletters
All Newsletters published by the Drug and Alcohol Action Team are now available online. There are two different newsletters available: the Sheffield DAAT Newsletter, and the Family and Friends Newsletter, both published on a quarterly basis.
24/10/2007 - Family and Friends Forum
The Family and Friends Forum is now online. Please click here for further details
23/10/2007 - Sheffield Alcohol Strategy
The Sheffield Alcohol Strategy is available to download from this site. Please click here for further details.
1/10/2007 - Website goes live
Sheffield DAAT Website goes live!
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