Innovation and Research Unit

WDP's IRU supports and advocates for research and development in addiction and substance use treatment, while working in partnership to influence drug policy.

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To celebrate #NationalApprenticeshipWeek, Elil tells us about his journey from apprentice to recovery practitioner at WDP #Merton.

Read our blog post to find out how Elil has improved access to drug and alcohol support in the #Tamil community👇
https://t.co/ueY4Cahcqz

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Today we have launched our IPS Into Work Impact Report for 2019-2021.

Our experience shows us that having our service users securing & remaining in #employment is strongly associated with improved drug & alcohol treatment outcomes.

Read the full report👇
https://t.co/v8W9z29dFO

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Our IPS Into Work service provides high-quality #employment support to people with experience of addiction.

Read our Impact Report to discover the huge benefits that employment support can have on people in #recovery: https://t.co/T7crJIqUCC
@WLA_tweets @socfinuk

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WDP responds to the government’s new drug strategy.

As a third sector provider of #recovery services, we welcome the additional investment in recovery #support and #treatment & the adoption of the recommendations of Dame Carol Black’s Review of Drugs.

https://t.co/YiWiV0Am9v

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@SSA_Addiction Thank you so much for the Best Inclusion Award!

We are so grateful to have been given the opportunity to share our IPS into Work poster presentation with everyone at the #SSAConf2021.

A huge thank you to all our staff & partners involved in this project!

@WLA_tweets, @socfinuk

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A great final presentation at this years #SSAConf2021.

Amazing to see @DameCarolBlack endorse the power of IPS!

Be sure to check out WDP’s #IPS_into_Work poster presentation detailing our current outcomes and service user experience.
https://t.co/EMFBJIc5ap

@SSA_Addiction

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WDP’s Medical Director @arundhan11 moderating #AAS symposium discussion at #SSAConf2021.

Key takeaways:
•Prevalence is higher than expected (@mcveigh_jim)
•#NSP provides support opportunity
•Educate practitioners and AAS users: #safer_injecting, #BBVs, long-term #effects

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Brilliant to be at the Society for the Study of Addiction Conference today!

Very interesting first session on improving addiction competencies in the UK by @drjmas from @unisouthampton

@SSA_Addiction #SSAConf2021

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We are looking forward to attending the 2021 Society for the Study of #Addiction Conference tomorrow!

Be sure to check out WDP’s poster presentations on our IPS into Work service and our #Buprenorphine project.
@SSA_Addiction

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We are delighted to announce the launch of our exciting benefits package for our workforce!

Some of our new benefits include:
🏖️30 days of annual leave
🤒Sick leave of 6 months full pay, 6 months half pay
🎂A day off for your birthday

Find out more:
https://t.co/Poq8RMKTeG

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WDP has teamed up with literacy charity @Shannon_Trust to help our service users with low level #literacy skills to read.

This ground-breaking programme will support service users to improve their reading ability & build their confidence.

Find out more👇
https://t.co/ads0j10T4f

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‘It's a great opportunity to gain a qualification without any cost’ - according to one of our many WDP learners!

WDP Free Courses are provided by @FreeCoursesEngl & are available to everyone.

Try a #free #accredited course to support your development: https://t.co/UJYIBFYywY

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Our brand new WDP website is now live🎉

We are delighted to officially relaunch https://t.co/pxnDhtR01K and we invite our service users, partners and followers to explore our new site.

#NewWebsite #retweet

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For this month’s ‘Lunch and Learn’ at WDP, we shared feedback gathered from our staff & service user surveys on how they have found WDP’s remote service delivery during #COVID19.

We’ll be using this research to inform future solutions. Take a look at some of our key findings!👇

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WDP's Medical Director @arundhan11 chairing a discussion on #Alcohol Care Teams at #SSAConf2020 today!

Thank you @SSA_Addiction for organising a great conference! We really enjoyed attending and look forward to incorporating some of the findings into how we deliver WDP services.

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Super insightful presentation on the impact of COVID-19 on PWID from @LindseyAHines - great to see how #research into #addiction and social issues have continued during COVID-19 at #SSAConf2020

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Fascinating start to day 2 of #SSAConf2020 discussing evidence of #drug #alcohol recovery support services, RCCs and building recovering communities in universities!

Remember to check out WDP's GLOVES and Remote Service Delivery during COVID #posters in the #expo!

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WDP’s Innovation and Research Unit will be attending the online @SSA_Addiction Conference today!

We are looking forward to sharing two of our poster presentations with #SSAConf2020 attendees.

If you are taking part in today’s conference, tweet us @WDP_IRU 👋

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Amazing start to the first day of the #SSAConf2020! Three thought provoking presentations on the impact of #drugs and #alcohol on our #ArmedForces and their #families.

Don't forget to checkout our GLOVES and Remote Service Delivery #posters in the #expo!

#Sneakpeek below!

[Innovation and Research Unit @WDP_IRU]

Staff at WDP will be attending the CBC Online Conference today!

WDP are delighted to present the results of our award-winning Capital Card scheme alongside @tonymossuk from @CABR_LSBU.

#cbcconf2020