1 May 2018: APPG on Alcohol Harm

Meeting on the topic of alcohol treatment.

Speakers:

  • Mike Ward, Senior Consultant at Alcohol Change UK, presenting findings and recommendations from the report, ‘The hardest hit: Addressing the crisis in alcohol treatment services’. Download the presentation.
  • Dr Emily Finch, consultant addictions psychiatrists and member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, reflecting on the 2017 ACMD report, ‘Commissioning Impact on Drug Treatment’. Download the presentation.
  • Professor Colin Drummond, professor of addiction psychiatry at Kings College London and Chair of Public Health England’s Alcohol Advisory Board expert group on treatment. Download the presentation.
  • Vivienne Evans OBE, CEO of Adfam, and Oliver Standing, Director of Policy and Communications at Adfam, reflecting on the Recovery Partnership’s 2017 ‘State of the Sector’ report on drug and alcohol services