National Needle Exchange forum: Bournemouth 2013

This year Bournemouth is the host for the annual National Needle Exchange Forum (NNEF) meeting. This event will showcase the latest practice, developments and issues for needle and syringe programmes in England. The day is tailored to the needs of programme workers and service users across the country.

• Presentation from Public Health England - Viv Hope
• Drug consumption rooms & public injecting - Philippe Bonnet
• Harm Reduction Cafes project - Nigel Brunsdon
• Naloxone distribution - Stephen Malloy
• Low 'dead space' syringes - Andrew Preston

Other topics being covered:

• New psychoactive substances
• MSM and Sexual Health
• The values of NX past and present

The day will end with the NNEF AGM meeting and a regional roundup, this is your oppotunity to become more involved in the work of the NNEF.

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