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10,048 deaths from alcohol-specific causes were registered in the UK in 2022, the highest number on record.

Learn more about the NHS APA Conference 2023.

Our member, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) has joined a national campaign for the piloting of Overdose Prevention Centres.

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

NHS APA Vice Chair Dr Emily Finch’s recent editorial discusses the key takeaways from Dame Carol Black’s landmark phase 2 report.

The NHS APA supports the much-anticipated second part of the independent report focusing on drug treatment, prevention, and recovery.

A joint statement by Collective Voice, Adfam, the English Substance Use Commissioners Group and the NHS APA

The effectiveness of a digital marketing campaign in reducing FASD, an article by APA Member Róisín Reynolds.

This year’s NHS Addictions Provider Alliance Conference will spotlight the problem of stigma.

Relationships, collaboration, and engagement are central to effective integrated care services, ensuring that patients living with...

A new article shows that commissioning of addictions services by cash starved local authorities has been a failed experiment.

Here is a summary of the #KeepTheFewNHSIPUs campaign's impact so far.

The NHS APA has produced a position paper and blueprint specification to advise on Tier 4 inpatient detoxification provision.

NHS IPUs are fundamentally different to all other detox and rehabilitation services in England and help the most complex patients.

NHS Addictions Provider Alliance members have commissioned a technology initiative to boost levels of support for its service users.

The latest ONS alcohol mortality statistics paint a grim outlook, but why have we ended up in this situation & what can be done?

Here are our tips on keeping your #NewHappyHour on track.

Dr Ed Day addresses the importance of building a partnership between professionals and people with lived experience in overcoming addiction.

We need to look at why individuals living with an addiction and a co-existing mental health disorder easily slip through the system.

Following the release of the Government's one-year Spending Review, the NHS APA supports the outlined plans for investment in public health.