Funding to provide specialist staff to develop and maintain treatment and referral linkages with key health and social services

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Margi O'Connell-Hood
Queensland Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
Suite 4 50 Cleveland Street
Total Signatures - 21
Sponsoring Member: The Clerk of the Parliament
Posting Date: 8/9/2011
Tabled Date: 8/9/2011
Responded By: Hon Geoff Wilson MP on 11/10/2011
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House the adoption of service linkages in the National Drug Strategy 2010-2015 to build treatment and prevention partnerships between alcohol and drug services, and other health and social services.

 

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to provide an allocation in the next state budget to fund Queensland alcohol and drug services to provide specialist staff to develop and maintain treatment and referral linkages with key health and social services to provide seamless patient/client care.