Welcome to the seventh session of the NHS APA Virtual Conference 2025. This panel brings together experts working across alcohol harms, gambling harms, and co-occurring conditions to explore how stigma prevents people from getting the support they need. Building on this, the discussion will consider what it means for professionals, services, and communities to act as a bridge to understanding and care.

The session will conclude at approximately 3.00 pm.

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    Peter Keeling
    Policy and Development Manager
    Peter helps to develop, shape, and implement policy within the NHS APA.
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    Dr Sarah Stacey
    Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Inclusion
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    Paul Evans
    Operational and Development Lead for the West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic
    Paul is the Operational and Development Lead for the West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic. He has worked for Inclusion, a part of NHS Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust, since 2008.
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    Ben Metcalfe
    Lead - Dual Diagnosis Liaison Service
    Ben Metcalfe works Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and is the Lead for Manchester’s Dual Diagnosis Liaison Service.
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    Adrian Brown
    Alcohol Nurse Specialist and Psychiatric Liaison (CNWL MHT)
    Adrian is Alcohol Nurse Specialist and Psychiatric Liaison (CNWL MHT) at Northwick Park & Central Middlesex Hospitals.