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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.

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.

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

Inpatient units offer crucial on-the-job experience and training for medical and nursing trainees in the field of addictions.

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.

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.

Three breakout sessions take place simultaneously during the morning, all of which are available to watch here.