Addictions
Our Faculty is concerned with the assessment and treatment of people with complex medical and social needs arising out of addictions or addictive behaviour (this may include gambling).
You can find our recent consultations responses.
Chair: Dr Faye Graver
Legislation
Senedd Cymru scrutiny of the Bill
The Bill was introduced on the 23rd October 2017, and agreed by the Assembly on the 19th June 2018. The College gave oral evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport committee on the 23rd November, 2017.
- View the webcast of the evidence session
- Details of the scrutiny by the Health, Social Care & Sport Committee.
- Report of the Health, Social Care & Sport Committee (PDF)
Detail of legislation
- Full details of the Act
- Explanatory note of the Act (PDF)
- Posters, resources and materials to explain the legislation.
- Alcohol and safe drinking information from NHS Direct Wales.
Publications
Welsh Governments Chief Medical Officer, Dr Frank Atherton has released his second annual report giving a focus upon problem gambling.
Figures released on the 18th September 2019 from Public Health Wales' Harm Reduction Database Wales: Drug related mortality, Annual Report 2018-19 (PDF) show that drug-related deaths in Wales are at their highest levels on record.
The gambling field must learn from alcohol research states a joint report from RCPsych Wales and Alcohol Concern Cymru: 'A losing bet?'.
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