GamCare has revealed that thousands of people have been supported through the National Gambling Support Network, as the initiative celebrates its one-year anniversary. The charity also highlighted the GambleAware-commissioned network’s short waiting times, with people seeking support for problem gambling being offered a treatment session in three and a half days on average between October-December 2023. Anna Hargrave, Chief Commissioning …
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GambleAware publishes local data maps in support of NGSN expansion
GambleAware has published new ‘data maps’ indexing problem gambling harms across UK local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, to help the stakeholders of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN). The maps, produced by PoliMapper, reveal regions with high levels of gambling harm and increased need for support and treatment. The data is based on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to …
Read More »GambleAware: NHS bond strengthened by Statutory Levy on gambling harms
GambleAware has underlined its ongoing support for the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN), set to be bolstered by the government’s commitment to impose a statutory levy on problem gambling, guaranteed by all UK licensed operators. As the chief commissioning charity for the prevention of gambling harms, GambleAware has stated that it collaborates with all stakeholders to ensure that treatment and …
Read More »GamCare joins NGSN to widen harm prevention access
GamCare has announced that it has ‘secured funding for three years’ as a key organisation in support of GambleAware’s National Gambling Support Network (NGSN). The network, which formerly operated as the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS), is made up of a diverse group of treatment providers across the third sector, focused on early intervention of harms and adopting a …
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