Tracey Handley

External Relations Manager at Change Grow Live
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[Lesley Howard @LesleyHowardCGL]

How amazing that our workers @changegrowlive had the opportunity to speak directly with the Deputy Prime Minister about the urgent need to tackle homelessness in England. Real change happens when lived experience and evidence based support come together to shape policy.

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

Between April '23 – March '24, we tested 37,896 people for hep C & supported 1,358 to start treatment.

Thanks to the dedication of service users, staff & partners, the national hep C programme made significant strides.

Read our Hep C Impact Report 2024:

https://t.co/TaqXv1ArXN

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

Our teams are already working hard preparing for the launch of this exciting new service to support the people of Liverpool 🌟

https://t.co/jyv59hgp2s

@GwynneMP @DHSCgovuk

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

We fully support this call to action with our partner members of @UK_AHA. We were pleased to sign the letter to @wesstreeting highlighting the need for prioritising the tackling of alcohol harms.

[PoliticsHome @politicshome]

The Labour Government's first Budget is a "critical moment" for drug & alcohol rehab services, the sector's largest provider has warned

Any drop in funding would risk an "unravelling", and ultimately put greater pressure on the NHS, said @changegrowlive
https://t.co/FIMNtmEFpd

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

"More money needs to be invested in specialist drug treatment services, both to save lives & improve quality of life for all those who face problems with drugs."

We agree & urge @RachelReevesMP to increase public health funding to enable quality drug and alcohol services.

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

'People might be taking what they think is cocaine, but actually it’s a very potent synthetic opiate that can have a catastrophic effect'

Our Executive Director, @VickiMarkiewicz, spoke to @FT about the rise of synthetic opioids and cocaine related deaths.

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

Today’s figures show 5,448 deaths related to drug-poisoning in England & Wales in 2023. This is a devastating loss of life & we urge the Government to respond to calls from @ADPHUK & @collect_voice to continue investment in the National Drug Strategy:

https://t.co/KxLwd28zul

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

We at Change Grow Live fully support @HomelessLink in asking the Chancellor for certainty and safeguarding of funding across our social care sector as a matter of urgency.

Read the full letter here: https://t.co/JLNCmoL0Hx

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

As members of Collective Voice, we at Change Grow Live fully support the @ADPHUK calling for more funding for local authority public health budgets, including drug and alcohol treatment services.

Read the full letter here: https://t.co/tmDRaDjA02

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

We congratulate and look forward to working with the new government ministers and local constituency MPs to achieve our manifesto asks.

https://t.co/7jKfyUOdgc

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

A general election will take place on July 4th.

We're asking politicians to work with us, and other charities, on 5 key priorities that can transform services for people who use drugs.

Read our asks of the next government :

https://t.co/kipkyVZJDH

[Joe Lycett @joelycett]

🎇 https://t.co/sR1iQ0rOJQ

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

We back @UK_AHA's call on government and urge for action to combat the growing number of deaths from alcohol.

You can read their full response to the alcohol-specific deaths report here:

https://t.co/QVIAjIiSX5

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

Today we back the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendations for a long-term, joined up approach from Government to reducing the harms from illegal drugs and achieving the aims of the national Drug Strategy.

Read our full statement here👇
https://t.co/kxZmPbInih

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

The Office of National Statistics today released their report on the number of people who lost their life as a result of drug misuse in England and Wales during 2022.

There were 4,907 drug-related deaths registered in England and Wales in 2022.

https://t.co/SCQOzEbRda

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

✅Carry #naloxone
✅Try not to use alone
✅Take a smaller dose

This morning our Executive Director @VickiMarkiewicz shared important harm reduction advice on @BBCBreakfast following their report into nitazenes.

https://t.co/7tJaUsVLsf

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

Read our statement in full.

https://t.co/4wccD1nQaa

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

We welcome the announcement of £267 million for drug and alcohol treatment services. However, proposals that up to 10% of funding could be clawed back based on a narrow range of performance indicators could lead to perverse outcomes.

[Change Grow Live @changegrowlive]

This is our response to the National Audit Office report on the drug strategy. Read the full statement from Nic Adamson, our Deputy Chief Executive, here:

https://t.co/798uW8LcRE