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London Drink DebateJAG Practitioners’ Forum
London Drink Debate Event 320 May 2010
Matthew AndrewsRegional Alcohol ManagerRegional Public Health Group - London
Presentation on the LDD report
Dr Matthew Andrews
Regional Alcohol Manager
2.30 pm – 2.45pm
Questions and Answers
2.45pm – 3.00pm
Tea & Coffee Break
3.00pm – 3.10pm
Group discussion
3.10pm – 3.40pm
Feedback
3.40pm – 4.10pm
Closing Remarks
Dr Matthew Andrews
4.10pm – 4.15pm
Agenda
• Seeking Londoner's input on what we can do for them and their community
• Listening to Londoner's views on alcohol and its effects
• Understanding how alcohol effects communities and individuals within London
• Developing a better understanding of the work that is being done across London to address alcohol related issues
• Creating stronger ties between individuals, DH, communities and partner organisations
• Generating a media profile and public awareness of alcohol related issues and its effects across London
LDD so far…….
London Drink
Debate
High Profile Panel Debate
Community Consultation
Event
London Alcohol Leads
seminar
Practitioner seminar
Industry seminar
Community Events
surveys Media / Publications
Social networking
LDD Report & further work
LDD website1:1 interviews
Why did we have an LDD?
• Framing the issue• Generating discussions in London• Understanding the needs of London in order to tackle
issues• Ensuring community voices are heard and taken into
account• Informing the development of the alcohol strategy for
London
Who has joined the debate so far ….• Adfam• Alcohol Concern• Asian Mens Support Group• CareNet• Central and North West NHS
Foundation Trust• Centre for Inter African Relations• Community Action Southwark• Communities Against Drug & Alcohol
Abuse• DAAT• Derman• East London Mosque• Forsters• Government Offices for London• GLASS• Home Office• Hayes Town Partnership• Keepout Crime Diversion scheme
• Kingston SPAD• London Boroughs• LGBT Forum field• Munster Road aftercare• NHS• North End Policing Panel• Osmani Trust• Peer Outreach Team• Phoenix Futures - Bromley Community
Alcohol Service• RPHG-L• Salama Community Association• Service Users• Somali Focus Association• WASP• Youth Justice Board• Young People's Substance Misuse
Service, Royal Borough of Kingston
What do people think…
• Immediate social impacts are the primary concern followed by health issues
• Teenagers and young adults are perceived as the most affected
• Alcohol is largely viewed as having both positive and negative effects with communities
• Public area drinking is seen as being the greater problem compared to private place drinking.
What are seen as the issues?
• Information on health and social consequences
• Enforcing alcohol laws
• Early intervention and treatment
• Responsibility should be with the parents primarily rather than the NHS
• More support is required within communities and their voices need to be heard
What are seen as the solutions?
• To disseminate information obtained across London• To work together with areas of London to incorporate the findings in
future planning• Three seminar events to discuss the LDD report and LHO findings
London alcohol leads Practitioners Alcohol Industry representatives
• High profile panel debate to discuss findings and all information obtained
• Final LDD report which will incorporate all areas of the LDD and its findings to be disseminated across London
• All information will be updated on the LDD website, if you would like keep track of the LDD for the future
• Feed into the overall London alcohol strategy plan for 2010/2011
LDD Future…….
• The need to look at alcohol not just as a dependency problem and to look at the broader causes of drinking
• Engage with a larger sample size and focus on a few key issues
• Need to address issues with Off Licences
• Need to continue the debate
Feedback from the Alcohol Leads…….
LDD Discussion Are there any issues/themes from Today’s sessions that you think should be
included in future London Drink Debate surveys or workshops?
What are your main concerns with regards to alcohol in your community?
What do you think would encourage people to cut down the amount they drink?
Do you think alcohol problems are more prevalent in a particular age group?
How do you feel the alcohol pathways in your area work?
What place do you see for you and your organisation in the London Drink Debate?
What innovative practices do you know of around alcohol?
How do you think we could engage with more Londoners on the topic of alcohol?
Contact Details
Matthew AndrewsRegional Alcohol Manager
Regional Public Health Group - London5th Floor, Riverwalk House, 157-161 MilbankLondon, SW1P 4RR
T: 0207 217 3165E-Mail: [email protected]: http://www.londondrinkdebate.co.uk
