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Watch on Demand: Session 1 of the NHS APA Virtual Conference 2025


About the session

Welcome to the NHS Addictions Provider Alliance Virtual Conference 2025. In this session, Danny Hames, NHS APA Chair, opened the conference and introduced our keynote speaker, Mel Ball, Director for Lived Experience at MPFT.


We were also joined by our expert panel: Ben Parker, Advanced Lived Experience Practitioner, CNWL, and Darren Murinas, Chief Executive of Expert Citizens CIC.


Session Agenda

  • Introduction to the NHS APA Conference 2025 - presented by NHS APA Chair, Danny Hames

  • Keynote speech - presented by Mel Ball

  • Live panel Q&A - presented by Mel Ball, Ben Parker and Darren Murinas


Watch the Session

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