Drug & Alcohol training was delivered today (16th July) to staff from a variety of workplaces.

The training, delivered by Norma Macleod, NHSWI Healthy Working Lives Advisor, is designed to give information and guidance to employers to help deal with workplace issues on both alcohol and drugs. Delivered through blended learning the course consists of an e-learning component followed by a 3-hour face-to-face training course.

On completing this course participants have:

• increased their awareness of the impact of alcohol and drugs in Scotland and specifically in the workplace
• increased their knowledge of the responsibilities of managers in dealing with alcohol and drugs at work
• increased their skills, as a manager, in identifying and addressing alcohol and drug use at work.

For further information contact Norma Macleod, NHSWI Healthy Working Lives Advisor, tel. 01851 762013 or email: norma.macleod1@nhs.net