Effective Partnership Agency Working

Date/Location: A date and location for this course is currently being planned. If you would like to be added to the waiting list and informed of relevant location and date, please email enquiries@therightroute.co.uk.

This one day workshop focuses on ensuring effective partnership working amongst agencies working within a drug/alcohol field. Emphasis is placed on agencies working within DIP, concentrating on many problematic areas that have been cited as counter productive to ensuring that SLA's (Service Level Agreements) are adhered to and government set targets met.

Who Should Attend

Joint Commissioning Managers (substance misuse), Drug Action Team (DAT's), Commissioning Managers, Commissioners of organisations purchasing substance misuse services (primary care trusts, social services, the probation service, police and prison services) and other related services, DAT co-ordinators, substance misuse service providers, service users and carers, providers of related services (including allied and ancillary services), directors of public health, PCT chief executives and directors, chief executives of mental health trusts, police operational commanders of DAT areas, directors of social services, chief officers, probation areas, prison governors, general practitioners and drugs prevention advisory service (DPAS) teams.

Learning Objectives

• Understanding history of agencies applying for tenders
• Setting contingency measures for changes in UK legislation
• Ensuring consistency of output from all agencies in partnership
• Implications of reneging on agreements / contracts
• Barriers to effective communication
• Effective sharing of information
• Realistic deadlines / goals
• Demographic problems

This course is mapped to the relevant DANOS units. To enrol for this course, please fill in and return the TRR Booking Form.