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The Pan London Primary Care Network for Substance Misuse (PANN)

RCGP SMU Regional Lead and Chair of PANN Dr Matthew Young

The Pan London Primary Care Network for Substance Misuse (PANN) was launched in June 2001. It was formed as a forum to provide, for GPs and others working with drug users in primary care in London, training, support and policy updates and to provide on-going support to health professionals working within the London Shared Care Schemes.

In 2003 the meetings were expanded to acknowledge that PANN had developed into a network to include people who had undertaken and wanted to take the RCGP Certificate in Drug Dependency and other senior practitioners working in the field of primary care drug treatment.

The meetings have become a recognised forum for debate and education about current practice and policy for specialist substance misuse practitioners. These groups also act as a forum to discuss local issues, learn together and develop primary care action plans for local areas. The meetings can also form part of practitioner’s continuing development plan.

Anybody working in substance misuse can attend the meeting. We try to meet three times a year and usually have a primary topic although other current issues are often discussed. Hopefully this has and will continue to lead to improved joint working in local areas, as well as London generally. Recent meeting have discussed:

Pain and Addiction

Cannabis and Mental Health

Experiences of substance misuse among female sex workers in South London

Management of hepatitis C

Implementing NICE guidance

UK Guidelines on clinical management of substance misuse

Next Meeting

Wednesday 17th March 2010, 1.30 -  5.00 pm. in The Long Room, RCGP 14 Princes Gate, Hyde Park, London  SW7 1PU

For further information contact Matt Young (matthew.young@nhs.net).

Future Meeting Dates:

Tuesday 6th July 2010, 1 - 5pm.

Thursday 11th November 2010, 9 - 5pm

If you have any topics or ideas which you would like to discuss at future meetings, then please contact Matt Young (RCGP SMU London Regional Lead) at matthew.young@nhs.net , Matt also has a blog spot with regular updates etc which you can access at http://www.rcgplondondrugtraining.blogspot.com/.