Philippe Bonnet
Harm Reduction Coordinator – Birmingham, The Hepatitis C Trust
Alternative NSP Delivery
17–18 September 2026 · Bristol
Speakers and chairs
Voices from across research, services, policy and lived experience, speaking and chairing sessions across the two days.
Day 1 — Thursday 17 September
M Shed
Mark Roberts
Peer Coordinator – North East & North Cumbria, The Hepatitis C Trust
To be confirmed
Mark Napier
Managing Director, The Centre for Public Innovation
Understanding NSP provision in London – findings from a mapping exercise
Farrah Hart
Consultant in Public Health, Greater London Authority
Understanding NSP provision in London – findings from a mapping exercise
Monica Desai
Consultant Epidemiologist and Head of the Hepatitis Section, UK Health Security Agency
The National Picture
[photo]
Amelia Andrews
Principal Scientist, Drugs & Infections team, UK Health Security Agency
The National Picture
Niamh Eastwood
Executive Director, Release
Uncracking the legality of paraphernalia laws: the case for reform
Cara Lavan
Councillor for St George Central ward, Bristol, Bristol City Council (Green Party) · Transform Drug Policy Foundation
To be confirmed
Catherine Cook
Executive Director, Harm Reduction International (HRI)
Protecting Progress: Harm Reduction, Hepatitis C Elimination and the UK’s Global Leadership
Jenny Scott (she/her)
Senior Lecturer and Pharmacist Prescriber, Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Bristol · Turning Point
Session chair
Chairing a session
Seba (she/they)
Welfare & Trans Harm Reduction Specialist Worker, Safe Only CIC
What can we learn from Queer Community Harm Reduction Practices?
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Clyne Hamilton-Daniels (he/him)
Doctoral Researcher in Public Health & Policy, Queen Mary University of London
Pleasure, Platforms and Public Health: Rethinking Harm Reduction in Chemsex
Shayla Schlossenberg (they/them)
Head of Drugs Services, Release
Session chair
Chairing a session
Day 2 — Friday 18 September
Bristol Beacon
Isabelle Boisvert (she/her)
Researcher & Partnerships Lead with Lived Experience, CRCHUM / CRISM – Quebec Node
Peer-Led Strategies for Equitable Engagement of People Who Use Drugs in Care and Research
Peter Furlong
National Harm Reduction Lead, Change Grow Live
Why we need separate, and separately funded, harm reduction and treatment services
Chris Rintoul
Head of Harm Reduction, Cranstoun
Why we need separate, and separately funded, harm reduction and treatment services
Adam Holland (he/him)
Public Health Researcher / Public Health Consultant (FFPH), University of Bristol
‘Drugs: It’s Complicated’ – Co-developing and Evaluating Films Intended to Reduce Stigma Towards People Who Use Criminalised Drugs
Victoria (Vicki) Beere
PhD Candidate, University of Manchester
We are Fearless Women: Examining the Impact of New Public Management on Women’s Access to Harm Reduction Services in England
Dilesh Popat
National Diverse Communities Lead, Turning Point
Breaking Barriers, Not Building Services Around Them — A Community Approach to Harm Reduction
Prun Bijral (he/him)
Executive Medical Director, Change Grow Live
Optimising Opioid Medication-Assisted Treatment: Reducing Drug-Related Harm through the AAAQ Framework
Rebecca Bulmer
Senior Peer Educator / Peer Researcher, The Hepatitis C Trust
The Power of Peer Research