.@ScotGov has increased funding for residential rehabilitation placements to support people with problematic alcohol or drug use. Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie visited Abbeycare to hear first-hand about people's recoveries.
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Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie thanked all those involved in the National Mission Tackling Stigma Design team’s work at its inaugural meeting. The group will develop a national programme to tackle stigma which prevents people accessing support and treatment.

Health Secretary @NeilCGray discussed approaches to general practice and GP training with Dr Rebecca Forrester on his visit to the Newfield Medical Practice, part of a multi-purpose facility in Dundee which delivers health, community, social and leisure services.

Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie met the National Collaborative Change Team, comprising people with experience, and chaired by Prof Alan Miller, to discuss co-designing the Charter of Rights for people affected by substance use.

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Deputy National Clinical Director @JohnHardenEd has welcomed delegates to a conference on @ScotGov’s Heart Disease Action Plan in Dundee. He gave an update on the delivery of the plan and outlined the importance of collaboration in ensuring its success.

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This week saw the first meeting of @ScotGov & Public Health Scotland's Expert Group to consider recommendations on eliminating cervical cancer. High uptake of the HPV vaccine among girls & boys will continue to reduce HPV-related cancer diagnoses and save lives in years to come.
#WIW24

Minister for Women’s Health @Jenni_Minto visited Maggie's Edinburgh to meet women with lived experience of cancer treatment induced menopause and hear about the work the Maggie’s Centre are doing to support these women.

During his visit to Reachout with Arts in Mind in Alloa, Health Secretary @NeilCGray heard from community organisations how they were supporting health and wellbeing with help from Scottish Government’s £15m Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults, part of NHS and social care recovery.

Today marks the start of #WorldImmunisationWeek . Vaccines save lives, prevent outbreaks of serious diseases such as measles and give children and teenagers the best start in life.

Find out about immunisations offered at: nhsinform.scot/immunisation #WIW24 #HumanlyPossible

Minister for Wellbeing Maree Todd visited NHS Tayside's early intervention in psychosis service CONNECT in Dundee.

Ms Todd met the team and heard about their important work and aspiration for the future of the service.

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Public Health Minister Jenni Minto MSP visited Duns Dental Care & Coldstream Dental Centre NHS Borders.

Ms Minto met staff & was given a tour of the Centre and Duns Dental Care, the new practice which opened last year thanks to @ScotGov funding.

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As MSPs voted to continue MUP and increase it to 65p, Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie highlighted that PHS’s evaluation estimated Scottish Government's policy saved 156 lives a year during the period reviewed.

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Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie congratulated graduates at Scottish Drugs Forum’s award-winning National Traineeship ceremony - Scottish Government has provided an extra £480,000 a year until 2026 to support up to 20 additional trainees annually.

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The world-leading MUP policy aims to reduce alcohol-related harm by reducing consumption at population level and targeting drinking at hazardous and harmful levels.

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The minimum price per unit of alcohol will increase to 65 pence on 30 September after Scottish Parliament approved plans to continue the public health measure.

Last year drug and alcohol recovery charity With You helped +160,000 people overcome problems involving mental health, alcohol and drugs use and self-harm, with @ScotGov helpline and webchat funding. Drugs and Alcohol Policy Minister Christina McKelvie visited a Glasgow hub.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland's Minister for Public Health and Women's Health Jenni Minto MSP has praised GCU’s “breadth of research and its impact” ahead of its Research Centre for Health ‘Power of Partnership’ event on Tuesday, April 23.

Find out more and register:
📲 gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/unive…

Health Secretary Neil Gray MSP attended Beatson Cancer Charity's Civic Reception to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

He thanked all involved in the organisation for their boundless time and energy towards supporting and caring for people affected by cancer in the West of Scotland.