1. ADDICTION SERVICE USER RESEARCH GROUP (SURG)
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN KING’S COLLEGE LONDON & THE AURORA PROJECT, LAMBETH
WORKING TOGETHER: ALCOHOL RESEARCH UK (APRIL 5TH 2017)

2. 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?

3. 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
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