Continuing Turning Point Scotland’s 30-year commitment to helping people who live with problematic alcohol and other drug use, the service will provide an Assertive Outreach and Intensive Case Management Service. Turning Point Scotland understand the assertive outreach approach to be at the heart of a person-centred and flexible model of [...]
Independent Report Highlights Stunning Success of New Approach and Shows a Clear Way Forward A pilot scheme trialling a ‘wrap around’ approach to people at extreme risk – the Overdose Response Team – which has supported more than 800 since its launch in late 2020 has been hailed as a [...]
An Aberdeenshire family has made a £1,600 donation to Turning Point Scotland in memory of 24-year-old Kyle. The donation was made to TPS Aberdeenshire Peer Support service that is committed to helping build a vibrant and welcoming recovery community. Kyle, father to an infant daughter, was due to be married [...]
Hear from Senior Nurse Alison, Nurse Kieran and Mental Health Nurse Arran, about why they work at Turning Point Scotland, how their career has developed and why you should apply. [...]
Today we have submitted our response to Douglas Ross MSP’s proposed Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill. This Private Member’s Bill aims to: We have taken our time to work out how we want to respond to these proposals, because while we welcome the action and commitment from the Scottish [...]
A Digital Harm Reduction Toolkit, designed by Carezapp, is being utilised as part of a wider Harm Reduction response to help prevent and respond to individuals experiencing a crisis within South Lanarkshire. Carezapp allows staff to monitor real-time information to prevent and respond to crisis situations for identified individuals in [...]
Turning Point Scotland has enhanced two of their alcohol and other drug services within the Glasgow area. These improved services aim to reduce the number of drug related fatalities through harm reduction treatment. Both services have been relaunched using a refreshed integrated health and social care model that will look [...]
New rapid response service for near-fatal drug overdoses in Lanarkshire launches. On the back of the successful launch of the Glasgow Overdose Response Team (GORT) funding was secured to enable the response to be rolled out in the Lanarkshire area. The Lanarkshire Overdose Response Team (LORT) is a rapid response [...]
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today visited Turning Point Scotland’s North Lanarkshire service to hear about the vital support that the organisation provides to those facing complex and challenging situations, including homelessness, mental health and alcohol and other drug use, and the work they are carrying out to break [...]
Naloxone is a drug that blocks the effects of opioids such as heroin. It is either injected into the muscle or administered nasally, and can temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose, allowing time for emergency services to arrive and for treatment to be given. Scotland’s National Naloxone Programme, the [...]