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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.

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

Our member, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) have announced the launch of a programme to help tackle Hep C.

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

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 Government has announced that drug treatment services in England are to receive an extra £80 million.

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

Former service user, and now a peer mentor, Ben Parker shares his story of drug addiction and recovery.

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.