Perth and Kinross Alcohol and Drug Partnership Strategic Delivery Plan 2024-27
Perth and Kinross Alcohol and Drug Partnership Strategic Delivery Plan - Action Plan
Priority 1 - Prevention and Early Intervention
Key outcome:
- Fewer people develop problem alcohol and drug use.
What will we do | How will we do it | Responsibilities and timescales |
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We will ensure people receive evidence-based, effective holistic interventions to prevent problem alcohol and drug use. | We will develop and implement a prevention plan with a focus on targeted prevention, which draws from the 'What Works' in Drug Education and Prevention? 2016 Scottish Government literature review. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2026 |
We will develop work looking at substance use in older people to identify opportunities for prevention and intervention. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2027 | |
We will enable people to have early access to support for emerging problem drug use | We will review and improve the school substance use framework. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2026
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We will develop the Drug Ambassador project and evaluate its impact. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2025 | |
We will build universal youth work capacity to upskill partners and volunteers in alcohol, drug and mental health training. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2026 | |
We will use local evidence to design and test interventions to reduce alcohol, drug and vaping use in young people. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2027 | |
We will work to reduce the supply of harmful drugs. | We will deliver local policing initiatives to tackle those dealing drugs and exploiting those with vulnerabilities, making best use of legislation and enforcement to detect offenders. | Police Scotland - March 2026 |
We will work with the local Suicide Prevention Steering Group and other relevant partners to offer suicide prevention training to all services and use the evidence base to inform any shared actions to address cross cutting themes. | P&K Suicide Prevention Steering Group, ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2026 |
Priority 2 - Reducing the harms caused by alcohol and drugs
Key outcomes:
- Risk is reduced for people who use alcohol and drugs.
- People at most risk have access to treatment and recovery.
What will we do | How will we do it | Responsibilities and timescales |
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We will work to prevent overdoses from becoming fatal. | We will continue to promote the uptake of Naloxone to service users, their families and friends, people who work with service users and the public and explore options to increase its accessibility. | Hillcrest Futures, NHS Tayside Public Health - March 2027 |
We will ensure all people are offered evidence-based harm reduction and advice. | We will increase rates of Blood-Borne Virus testing to support elimination of Hepatitis C and new transmission of HIV. | Hillcrest Futures, NHS Tayside Public Health - March 2027 |
We will develop harm reduction resources and training that cover a range of substances and make them available in a range of settings and locations throughout Perth and Kinross | Hillcrest Futures, NHS Tayside Public Health - March 2026 | |
We will investigate local options to introduce drug checking services
| Adult Delivery Group - March 2027 | |
We will seek to identify people at high risk and ensure they are offered support. | We will develop our approach and response to identified victims of cuckooing. | Police Scotland, PKC Safer Communities Team - March 2026 |
We will action relevant recommendations from the Tayside Drug Death Review Group Annual Report. | ADP Delivery Group - March 2025 | |
We will establish effective pathways between justice and community services. | We will establish clear pathways between inpatient and community services and between prison-based healthcare and community services. | iDART, Community Justice Partnership - March 2026 |
We will support the implementation of the MAT Standards within local justice settings including police custody, court, prison and the community. | P&K Community Justice Partnership, ADP MAT Standards Implementation Group - March 2026 | |
We will evaluate the Specified Persons Test of Change in Justice Social Work and determine how best to continue to support this work. | P&K Justice Social Work/ iDART - March 2025 | |
We will establish effective near-fatal overdose pathways. | We will continue to develop our Near-Fatal Overdose Pathway by reviewing and following up referrals. | P&K Near-Fatal Overdose Group - March 2025 |
We will review our use of Buvidal and its effectiveness. | We will review our use of Buvidal and its effectiveness and explore options to ensure its continued availability . | iDART - March 2025 |
Priority 3 - Developing a Recovery Oriented System of Care
Key outcomes:
- People receive high quality treatment and recovery services.
- Quality of life is improved by addressing multiple disadvantages.
What will we do | How will we do it | Responsibilities and timescales |
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We will ensure that people access the correct pathway to support their treatment needs. | We will develop appropriate pathways and a range of services to support the needs of people who use non-opioid substances including cocaine, crack cocaine and benzodiazepines. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025 |
We will develop appropriate pathways and a range of services to support the needs of people with alcohol problems, in line with forthcoming National Treatment Guidelines. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025 | |
We will implement and embed MAT Standards 1-10 in the community | We will complete and sustain our implementation of the MAT Standards in the community. | ADP MAT Standards Implementation Group - March 2027 |
We will ensure access to residential rehabilitation is available to all those who will benefit. | We will work with Health Improvement Scotland (HIS) to enhance our residential rehabilitation pathway by implementing our co-produced Residential Rehabilitation Pathway Action Plan. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2026 |
We will explore opportunities for a local rehabilitation option. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025
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We will ensure people have access to high standard, evidence based, compassionate and quality assured treatment services. | We will support iDART to implement the actions identified in their service model redesign project. | iDART - March 2025 |
We will ensure Perth and Kinross has a thriving recovery community offering a range of groups and activities. | We will support our recovery communities to expand the range of activities offered and identify ways to make these more accessible. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2026 |
We will provide support for people in recovery to take part in training, education and employment. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2026 | |
We will develop joined-up, person-centred services to address all needs. | We will design and implement a local Mental Health Substance Use Protocol for joint working. | P&K Integrated Mental Health/ Substance Use Group - March 2026 |
We will develop informed and compassionate services to address wider health and social care needs. | We will develop our local ROSC and use this to enhance the range and accessibility of recovery-oriented support that is available. | ADP Strategy Group - March 2026 |
We will ensure advocacy is available to empower individuals.
| We will identify solutions to sustained funding of advocacy services. | ADP Finance and Commissioning Group - March 2025 |
Priority 4 - Getting it right for Children, Young People, Families and Communities
Key outcome:
- Children, young people, families and communities affected by alcohol and drug use are supported.
What will we do | How will we do it | Responsibilities and timescales |
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We will empower family members to support their loved one's recovery. | We will continue to work in partnership with the Whole Family Wellbeing Programme as part of our Whole Family Approach to Substance Use. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group/ Whole Family Wellbeing Fund Oversight Group - March 2026 |
We will support family members to achieve their own recovery. | We will implement the actions for ADPs as outlined in the Scottish Government's Whole Family Approaches and Family Inclusive Practice Framework for families affected by substance use. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2026 |
We will review and update our Getting Out Priorities Right (GOPR) Guidance and ensure relevant staff receiving training in this. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2026 | |
We will explore opportunities to better support women who have had their children removed from their care due to their substance use. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2026 | |
We will work with partners to enhance support for fathers. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2027 | |
We will explore opportunities to enhance support for carers. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2027 | |
We will ensure communities are resilient and supportive. | We will support families affected by substance use to access services and supports in their local communities. | ADP Children. Young People and Families Group - March 2027 |
Enablers/Cross Cutting Priorities
- Placing Lived and living experience at the heart
- Equalities and human rights
- Tackling stigma
- Surveillance and evidence
- Resilient and skilled workforce
- Psychologically informed support
Key outcomes:
- The ADP will have a visible connection to people with lived and living experience, who will play a key role in service development
- ADP policies and practice will reflect the voices and rights of people with lived and living experience
- People with lived and living experience of alcohol and drug use in Perth and Kinross experience less stigma
- People working in alcohol and drug services experience less stigma
- The work of the ADP is informed by evidence-based, robust data
- The Perth and Kinross alcohol and drugs workforce have the right skills and knowledge to support services users
- Alcohol and drugs services in Perth and Kinross are psychologically informed
What will we do | How will we do it | Responsibilities and timescales |
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We will embed co-production with people with lived experience of substance use and recovery in evaluation, design, and delivery of services. | We will establish a Lived Experience Reference Group. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025 |
We will work in partnership with people with living and lived experience to develop local approaches to gather feedback on services. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025 | |
We will work with partners to develop peer mentors. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025 | |
We will effectively implement a rights-based approach to alcohol and drug service design. | We will engage with the National Collaborative to align development of our work to the Human Rights Charter and the accompanying Implementation Framework. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2026 |
We will ensure a gendered lens is used when developing services.
| We will work with woman with living and lived experience to identify opportunities for prevention activity and co-produce support services that reflect their specific needs. | ADP Children, Young People and Families Group - March 2025 |
We will challenge stigma and discrimination faced by service users and their families in their communities. | We will work with partners to challenge stigma and promote anti-stigma campaigns through our communication strategy. | ADP Adult Delivery Group - March 2025 |
We will challenge stigma experienced by the alcohol and drugs workforce. | We will work with the Scottish Government to roll out a stigma charter within each partner organisation. | ADP Adult Delivery Group, ADP Children, Young People and Families Group - March 2026 |
We will bring together health, local authority and third sector intelligence to develop a holistic shared picture of recovery needs for people who use drugs and/or alcohol, including physical and mental health, substance use, and social needs. | We will develop a local ADP performance framework. | ADP Strategy Group - March 2026 |
We will carry out focussed needs assessments, designed to identify intelligence gaps and gaps in service provision. | We will support Public Health colleagues to carry out relevant needs assessments to respond to emerging alcohol and drug trends. | ADP Adult Delivery Group. NHS Tayside Public Health - March 2026 |
We will develop an approach to support learning, development and wellbeing across the both the substance use and wider workforce and facilitate its delivery. | We will develop a comprehensive learning and development framework for services, promoting and utilising current training opportunities and working with partners to develop new opportunities. | ADP Strategy Group - March 2026 |
We will develop local actions to implement the Scottish Government Drug and Alcohol Workforce Action Plan 23-26. | ADP Strategy Group - March 2026 | |
We will ensure that trauma informed practice is embedded across the Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC). | We will ensure that all appropriate workers are trained to deliver psychologically informed care and have access to a range of training opportunities. | NHS Tayside Drug and Alcohol Psychology Service - March 2026 |
We will continue to evaluate the impact of this training through self-evaluation and feedback from service users and their families and carers. | NHS Tayside Drug and Alcohol Psychology Service - March 2026 |
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