Public Health England has launched a new review on the use of prescription opioid medicines in the UK. NHS SMPA’s Emily Finch was invited onto BBC’s Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday to discuss opioid use in England.
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Read More“The first thing we have to remember is that every death represents a huge loss for a family, loss of a son or daughter, parent or sibling, so this is really affecting people.”
Read MoreTony Adams MBE, celebrated Arsenal and England footballer, and founder of Sporting Chance Clinic, will provide the key note speech at the 2018 NHS SMPA conference in September.
Read MoreWith the number of drug-related deaths rising each year in the UK, it is getting ever more important to raise awareness of the risks of overdose, and what can be done to reduce harm.
Read MoreMeeting with PHE and DHSC offered an opportunity to examine the specific challenges that NHS detox facilities face within the current economic climate and commissioning arrangements.
Read MoreWith an estimated 200,000 children affected by alcohol in England, this investment is well needed and NHS SMPA sincerely welcome it. However, there is much more to do than this funding will allow, so this needs to be the start point for investment in this area, not the end.
Read MoreInclusion, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Health Care Foundation Trust has won the Patient Safety Award sponsored by GS1 at the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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