Invited by Avon LPC representatives, it was a great opportunity to inform a large group of local pharmacists about a range of support we offer, including:
We look forward to continuing to work closely with Avon LPC and their staff. If you want to find out how we can support you and your organisation get in contact.
Does pain affect your abilities, confidence, concentration or sleep?
Now in it’s second year, BDP are rolling out a course for people living with chronic pain, who have previously tried treatment without successful results. BDP service users who access Shared Care services (or are being referred to Shared Care) can learn to develop practical skills to help manage their pain more effectively and live a more fulfilled life.
Groups are led by healthcare professionals and a peer support worker who has participated in previous pain management courses.
Invitation only
Thursdays, 2:00 — 4:00pm on October 11th, 18th, 25th and November 1st, 8th, 15th.
Speak to your Shared Care Worker or an Engagement Worker to book yourself a telephone assessment. Call Mike Swanston on 07989223630 for more information.
At our Health & Harm Reduction Centre we’ve been providing people who inject drugs with our take-away wound care packs – giving those at risk of infection from ulcers the means to clean and cover new wounds until they can get a healthcare professional to dress it correctly.
Now, thanks to Exchange Supplies, our DIY packs are available across the UK. Inspired by our packs, Exchange Supplies set out produce their own cost-effective packs to help other healthcare organisations support people who are at risk of infection.
Originally designed by Bristol Drugs Project as a first aid intervention for their drug service and NSP workers to give to clients as an interim measure to reduce the risk of further damage while they seek specialist assessment and treatment from the wound care nurse.
By having a pack to hand to give to people, services are able to demonstrate that they take this issue of soft tissue infections seriously, add weight to their referral to specialist services, and take immediate steps to reduce the pain suffering, and expense of this common complication of long-term injecting.
If you’ve been inspired by this story, why not show your support by donating £4.50 to BDP? That’s the cost of a single wound care pack at Exchange Supplies.
Our free Behind The Scenes series of talks and workshops return for professionals and students wanting to find out more about the shape of drugs in Bristol.
Back by popular demand, our monthly Behind The Scenes talks will run from September to December, repeating our successful series launched earlier this year. Each talk will offer a brief overview of our 30+ year history, supporting some of the most vulnerable people in Bristol. This will be followed by a focus on a specific area of support we offer around alcohol and other drugs:
This week we held the first in a new series of Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training for drug and alcohol leads working across Jobcentres in Bristol.
Part of a greater partnership working between Bristol ROADS and the Department for Work and Pensions, the day-long workshop was held to support staff in Jobcentres who are supporting those with problematic use of alcohol and other drugs.
Problematic substance use impacts on people and their ability to engage with and get the maximum benefit from services. It can also impact negatively on relationships, families, communities and wider society. An understanding of substances and substance use issues will equip our Complex Needs Lead Officers and Work Coaches to firstly understand, and secondly, support people with the complex nature of substance use and its effects.
– Michael Warner, Partnership Manager at DWP
The workshop follows the recent introduction of Universal Credit in Bristol in June, which is being gradually introduced across the city. Universal Credit is the name of the new nationwide benefit system introduced as part of the government’s welfare reforms.
Led by BDP’s Universal Credit lead, the workshop was delivered alongside Bristol ROADS partners DHI and ARA.
Find out more about Universal Credit and when it will affect you or your clients.
At this week’s Rising Voices rehearsal, the choir were presented with a £500 cheque thanks to the generosity and fundraising of two tough mudders.
Esme and Sarah, from the Bristol branch of Monarch Education, competed in a Tough Mudders event earlier this year and were invited to this week’s rehearsal to present their giant cheque to the choir and BDP’s CEO Maggie Telfer.
We recently completed a Tough Mudder event with work in order to support some community projects in the cities where our offices are based. For Bristol we decided on making a donation to the Rising Voices choir.
I know the money will go to a great cause… myself and Sarah have attended an event in the past which we found very inspiring!
– Esme, Managing Director at Monarch Education
Launched in late 2014, Rising Voices has no funding stream of its own and is reliant on the donations of individuals and organisations. Thanks to another recent benefactor, the choir were given the chance to attend and perform at The Festival of Voice in Cardiff’s Millennium Centre.
On behalf of Rising Voices, I’d like to thank Esme and Sarah. It means so much for us to be valued by people in the wider community and we are grateful for support like this that means we can travel to our performances and go on groups trips to concerts. We look forward to seeing you at one of our concerts soon!
– Sophie, Choir Manager
If you would like to help support the ongoing work of Rising Voices please get in contact with Sophie at sophie.wilsdon@bdp.org.uk
