08 March 2022 Audit Scotland has published an update on drug and alcohol services. The report advocates an overarching plan
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23 Feb
Glasgow Taxis Supporting #StopTheDeaths
23 February 2022 More than 20 drivers for Glasgow Taxis have applied to receive and carry naloxone as part of
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Police Roll Out Naloxone After Successful Pilot
17 February 2022 Police officers across Scotland will be able to carry and use naloxone and so contribute to The
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SDF Research with Professor Catriona Matheson Published
14 February 2022 Vulnerability, Risk and Harm for People Who Use Drugs and Are Engaged in Transactional Sex: Learning for
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Concern Raised About Hepatitis B Infection in People Who Inject Drugs
10 February 2022 The new Shooting Up report has been published by the UK Government Health Security Agency. The report’s
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Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to Carry Naloxone
09 February 2022 Firefighters can now volunteer to carry the opiate overdose reversal medication. As part of a project funded
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Scotland’s Wound Care Guide Launched
03 February 2022 Scotland’s new National Wound Care Guide has been published and now available online. SDF developed the Guide
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Final Sexual Health Standards Published
02 February 2022 Following consultation with SDF and 43 other organisations, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) has announced the publication of
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“The support from Glasgow Taxis to take this initiative forward has been extremely positive” – New taxi initiative promotes naloxone and challenges stigma
28 January 2022 A new taxi will promote overdose awareness and the supply, carriage, and use of naloxone as it
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Over Ten Thousand Learners on SDF’s Overdose Prevention, Intervention, and Naloxone e-learning Resource
25 January 2022 Following the nationwide campaign promoting take-home naloxone, SDF’s e-learning resource Overdose Prevention, Intervention, and Naloxone has been
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