28th September
Derbyshire Public Health have been working to better understand gambling-related harm across the county. This includes how, if any, identification is undertaken by frontline services, and whether vulnerable residents can access specialist treatment services with ease. The Public Health team responsible for gambling-related harm were approached by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), with a view to conducting further research into the current state of play across Derbyshire.
It's an area of work that requires collaboration across all frontline services. To begin these conversations, the Public Health department and OHID are hosting a joint, awareness-raising online event on Tuesday 11th October, 10am-12pm. Please see below the agenda, to give you a flavour of the aims and outcomes for the day:
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Time |
Item |
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10:00-10:05 |
Arrivals |
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10:05-10:15
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Welcome Helene Denness, Assistant Director of Public Health, Derbyshire County Council |
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10:15-10:25 |
OHID gambling treatment needs assessment and PHE evidence review on gambling-related harm Zoe Clarke, Programme Manager for Gambling, Office of Health Improvement and Disparities |
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10:25-10:35 |
Midlands view on gambling-related harm Abby Hunter, Health and Wellbeing Programme Manager, Office of Health Improvement and Disparities – Midlands Team |
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10:35-10:55 |
Gambling training offer in Derbyshire Greg Stenson, Service Development Officer, Derbyshire County Council |
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10:55-11:05 |
Specialist Treatment in Derbyshire |
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11:05-11:15 |
Questions and answers Facilitated by Andrea Barber, Health Improvement Practitioner, Derbyshire County Council |
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11:15-11:20 |
Comfort break |
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11:20-11:45 |
Breakout discussion groups Facilitated by Zoe Clarke, Andrea Barber and Greg Stenson |
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11:45-11:55 |
Feedback from discussion groups Facilitated by Zoe Clarke |
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11:55-12:00 |
Close of session Derbyshire County Council |
Gambling-related harm is often considered as the silent or invisible addiction, and often falls under the radar despite its links to ill mental health, financial hardship & debt, crime, homelessness, food insecurity, and relationship breakdown. Your experiences and expertise would help support the work that both Public Health and OHID are conducting, so that ultimately, preventative measures are in place to help our communities.