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NEWS
DDN’s round-up of national news, including UNGASS and e-cigarettes.
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COVER STORY
DDN hears from Keith Humphreys, an architect of President Obama’s drug
strategy and looks at some reactions to UNGASS.
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FROMOUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
Let’s keep up momentumwith the UN, says Dr Chris Ford.
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MEDIA SAVVY
The news and skews from the national media.
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FALSE ECONOMIES
Is workforce development taking a backward step through ignoring its
specialties and employing on the cheap? DDN reports.
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LETTERS AND COMMENT
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COMPLEX CARE
Pulse Addictions look at the challenges of meeting more complicated needs.
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CAPTURING QUALITY
James Varty offers an easy-to-follow system for quality improvement.
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BARRIERS TOWORK
Dame Carol Black previews her report on the challenges of finding and
staying in work.
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THE INSPECTOR CALLS
How can you prepare for your inspection? David Finney gives the latest
chapter on preparing for the CQC.
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editor’s letter
‘What is the point, if there’s
nomovement on abolishing
the death penalty?’
Contents
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here was plenty of expectation around UNGASS – result of a 20-
year wait for a global drug policy summit meeting – with a lot at
stake and real hope of reform (page 6). What actually took place
makes you question the value of such processes, watered down by the
need for consensus. What is the point, if there’s no movement on
abolishing the death penalty and little progress on harm reduction?
But read the comments (page 7) and you will find cause for
optimism. Our contributors talk about a change in tone, dynamic
debates around health and human rights and a groundswell of
opposition to the punitive approach to drugs. They point to the
momentum gathering outside the UN, beyond the political aren and
the drugs sector and reaching into public consciousness and debate,
particularly when that debate focuses on such issues as pain control.
You’ll find a lot to examine back home, in the rest of this issue. On
page 10 we ask some searching questions about the workforce. Is the
rise of the recovery worker linked to staffing on the cheap? Are we
failing to partner the many valuable peer mentors and experts by
experience with highly trained and qualified specialists to make sure
our workplaces benefit from every element of support that both
workers and clients need? Please let us know how things are working in
your area. And if you need to knowwhat a systematic approach to
quality management looks like, turn to page 14 for James Varty’s
engaging journey through Kaleidoscope Project’s experience.
Claire Brown, editor
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