Remembering our former Chief Executive, David Biddle 23rd September 2022 With great sadness, I am sharing the news that our former colleague, David Biddle, has recently died.
A painful, powerful reminder: 2021 drug-related death statistics 3rd August 2022 The Office of National Statistics today released their report on the number of people who lost their life as a result of drug misuse in England and Wales during 2021.
Ground-breaking approach to tackling hepatitis C achieves major milestone 22nd July 2022 This is the first time that anyone in England has received treatment for hepatitis C directly as a result of substance misuse service participation in the treatment element of their pathway.
Sharing our volunteer's stories for Volunteer's Week 2022 1st June 2022 It’s Volunteers' Week, which means from 1–7 June we will be celebrating the contribution of our amazing volunteers across the country.
Working together to deliver life-changing detox services in the West Midlands 27th May 2022 The West Midlands Framework is a new, joined-up way of working that brings detox providers together and prioritises the needs of the people we are here to support.
“This place has saved my life and given me a new direction” 23rd May 2022 Our Wirral service’s pioneering work has been celebrated in a new BBC documentary.
New advice on pregabalin and risks during pregnancy 6th May 2022 New government advice has been released about possible risks during pregnancy for people taking the medication pregabalin.
Introducing our new Deputy Chief Executive 3rd May 2022 Following a rigorous selection process, we were able to appoint an internal candidate, Executive Director Nic Adamson, who will start her new role in May.
Three of our services reach major hepatitis C milestone 4th April 2022 We are excited to announce that three Change Grow Live services have recently achieved micro-elimination of hepatitis C: West Kent, Reading, and Bromley.