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Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2023 registrations: NHS APA Statement

5,448 drug-related deaths were registered in 2023, the highest number since records began. The ONS published its annual report on drug...

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Deaths related to alcohol poisoning in England and Wales: 2022 registrations: NHS APA Statement

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

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Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2022 registrations: NHS APA Statement

4,907 drug-related deaths were registered in 2022, the highest number since records began. The ONS published its annual report on drug...

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#IOAD22 : Raising awareness of overdose and ending the stigma surrounding addiction

International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign striving to stop drug-related overdose and the stigma around it.

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Drug-related deaths 2021: The time to act is now.

The drug-related deaths recorded in 2021 have increased by 6.2% since 2020, making this the highest number since comparable records began.

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Latest Drug-related Deaths Figures: A Societal Crisis

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

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The Black Review: A shared mission for transformational change

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

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2020 end of year message by our Chair, Danny Hames

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Record rise in drug deaths in England & Wales highlights urgency to review funding

The number of drug-related deaths has reached a record-high in England and Wales, as drug treatment services funding continues to decrease.

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NHS Inpatient Detox Units Face Closure Without Urgent Funding Reform

The five remaining NHS inpatient detox units (IPUs) in England could permanently close without urgent changes to the way they are funded.

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Take 20 to Talk about Mental Health this #WorldMentalHealthDay

NHS APA members, Inclusion, use in-house mental health expertise to support staff during Covid-19 pandemic.

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Watch On Demand: Session 4 of the 2020 NHS APA Virtual Conference

Peter Burkinshaw from Public Health England, expert speaker panel for a live Q&A, and Danny Hames, Chair of NHS APA.

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Watch On Demand: Session 1 of the 2020 NHS APA Virtual Conference

Watch Session 1 featuring Danny Hames, Dr Ed Day and Matthew Gaskell.

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Why we have evolved.

Over the last four years, the alliance has grown, has developed, and has changed. Now, it is has evolved. Watch our Chair explain more.

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NHS APA response to the announcement of the National Institute for Health Protection

"In whatever form this takes, we would advocate for the maintenance of this specialist expertise in service of addictions..."

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We are Evolving

Over the last four years, the NHS Substance Misuse Provider Alliance has grown, has developed and has changed. Next, it is going to evolve.

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Coronavirus: A Time to Bring Down Organisational Barriers

A statement from our Chair, Danny Hames.