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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.

Cathy Lovatt has recently been appointed as the new Chair of the NHS Inpatient Network (IPN), taking over from Jon Shorrock.

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.

We are delighted to announce that the programme for the NHS APA Conference 2021 is now available to download.

The NHS APA stand with our fellow organisations in the sector with an urgent mission for political action and improvement in the sector.

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global campaign that aims to end overdose by eliminating the stigma that surrounds it.

Read our guide for delegates to ensure your day runs smoothly and get the most out of our second virtual conference.

Drug-related deaths have risen for the eighth year in a row according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).