Venue: Conference Room 3 and 4 - Civic Centre. View directions
Contact: Mark Pirnie
Emily Goodwin
Link: link to meeting
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting (including matters arising) PDF 606 KB
To approve and sign as a correct record the
minutes of the meeting held on 13 February 2025 and to deal with
any matters arising, attached.
Minutes:
RESOLVED: that the minutes for
the Panel meeting on 13 February 2025 be approved
and signed as a correct record.
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Tertiary Prevention PDF 460 KB
Report of the Scrutiny Manager informing the
Panel that, in accordance with the Inquiry Plan, at the fifth
meeting of the inquiry the Panel will be considering measures to
lessen the impact of gambling-related harms on those already
engaging in harmful gambling behaviours and their affected
others.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Tertiary prevention - Measures to lessen the
impact of gambling-related harms on those already engaging in
harmful gambling behaviours and their affected others.
There were no presentations. The following
invited guests were asked to consider a number
of questions with the Inquiry Panel:
- Dr Konstantinos Ioannidis
– Lead Clinician and Consultant Psychiatrist, NHS Southern
Gambling Service
- Steve Watts – Chief Executive, GamFam
- Helen Coleman – Senior
Strategy Manager, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Tom Sheppard –
Associate Director of Communications, NHS Hampshire and Isle of
Wight
- Bryan Dimmick –
Southampton Resident with lived experience
- Kate Harvey –
Consultant in Public Health, Southampton City Council
What gambling harm
prevention and treatment services are available for Southampton
residents?
- Appended to the meeting papers was
an extract from the Gambling Harms Needs Assessment that identified
the range of treatment and support services available for
Southampton residents experiencing gambling-related harms and their
affected others.
- It was recognised that the range of
services was fairly comprehensive and
that the city was fortunate to host the NHS Southern Gambling
Service (SGS). NHS Southern Gambling Services had a good
relationship with GamFam who provided
peer support to many SGS clients.
- The loss to the city of one to one counselling support for gambling related
harm that was provided by Options, as a GamCare partner until 2021,
was noted, as was the pilot scheme delivered by PSL offering
support to people suffering gambling related harm from someone
else’s harmful gambling, that was often linked with
co-occurring substance use problems, especially alcohol and
drugs.
Are there gaps in
provision?
- The lack of a lead 3rd
sector gambling support organisation in the Solent area was raised.
GamFam and Betknowmore UK, at the December 2024 meeting, have
both expressed a willingness to provide this role.
- It was recognised that capacity to
treat and support residents impacted by gambling harms would be
stretched if the level of unmet need decreased. NHS Southern
Gambling Service is currently accepting 480 referrals a year (it is
funded for 350). It can manage this
workload, waiting lists are limited and demand is stable.
- Potential need for specialist
provision reflecting the diversity of Southampton’s
population.
Which services are
most effective? How are these services used by different
groups?
- It was recognised that the diverse
range of support and treatment services available provided choice
to those requiring support. Some prefer
face to face, some online etc. The more
choice the greater the likelihood that there will be a service that
meets an individual’s needs.
- The entire network of support and
treatment services is important. SGS
cannot address gambling issues in Southampton acting
alone. It requires a co-ordinated range
of support and specialist treatment services to provide the level
and type of support required by those impacted by gambling-related
harms.
What is limiting
Southampton residents with gambling harms accessing the treatment
and support services that are available?
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