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We are uniting senior leaders from the third sector and NHS treatment providers at a historic summit in May.

Drug-related death rates will not reduce from an all-time high without significant and coordinated effort.

Hep C U Later commenced their Wessex Clinical Outreach Van project in April 2021, in the hope of realising their elimination agenda.

The effectiveness of naloxone, a life-saving drug, is drastically limited by the high levels of loneliness in the drug-using community.

Today’s announcement shows the Government is serious about righting the wrong of nearly a decade of disinvestment in the treatment system.

The past year saw a 27% increase in the number of deaths of adults in contact with drug and alcohol treatment services. Read our response.

Watch on Demand: CLERO - College of Lived Experience Recovery Organisations

Our second keynote speaker and Recovery Champion Dr Ed Day addresses the issue of stigma, followed by a live panel.

ESUCG members Kim Hager and Niamh Cullen address how we may begin to tackle stigma in policy & commissioning.

In this session, we are joined by April Wareham and Gemma Cooke from Working with Everyone, a lived experience organisation.

In this on-demand video, we are joined by Hep C U Later Elimination Coordinator for the NHS Addiction Provider Alliance, Louise Hansford.

In this session, we are joined by speakers from the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign an alliance responding to Ireland's drugs crisis.

The spending review further highlights the need for investment in the sector and the implementation of Dame Carol Black's recommendations.

In this session, we are joined by the team from GMMH Homeless Team to discuss stigma.

Gord Garner, Vice President of CAPSA Canada presents at this year's conference.

A session from representatives of the Inpatient Network: Chair Cathy Lovatt, Dr Derrett Watts, Dr Annie McCloud, Mark Holmes & Stuart Green.

In this session, we are joined by members of the Addictions Service User Research Group (SURG): Mel Getty, Paul Lennon, and Jo Neale.

In this session, we were joined by Sohan Sohata, Managing Director & Co-founder of BAC-IN CIC, and Chair of the NHS APA, Danny Hames.

In this session, we are joined by our Keynote Speaker, Professor Dame Carol Black, followed by a live panel Q&A.

The session slides from the NHS APA Conference 2021 are now available to view and download.