ADDICTION SERVICE USER RESEARCH GROUP (SURG) A COLLABORATION BETWEEN KING’S COLLEGE LONDON & THE AURORA PROJECT, LAMBETH http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/depts/addictions/research/SURG/index.aspx WORKING TOGETHER: ALCOHOL RESEARCH UK (APRIL 5TH 2017)

PLAN FOR THE NEXT 30 MINS Jo Neale (Introduction to the SURG) Paul Lennon (SURG member) Mel Getty (SURG member) Cassie Hogan (SURG member) Annabel Bovelcup (SURG member) Questions?

Overview Why did we set the group up? To improve the quality of research conducted by the National Addiction Centre, King’s College London What sort of a model did we have in mind? Collaborative How did we set the group up? Aurora Project, London Service User Council, personal contacts How does the group run? Monthly face-to-face meeting at the Aurora Project Email contact between meetings Attachment to particular projects as subject experts Writing projects What resources do we have? Approximately £2k per year from the BRC for Mental Health at KCL Funded projects pay for their own advice Commitment and interest from SURG members & Addiction Department researchers (and plenty of good will & reciprocity) Now over to the group members