A group of individuals with shared interests seeking to improve the link between research and clinical practice in addiction services; both in terms of translation of research into practice, but also its conduct in service delivery settings.

Our aims are:

• To bring together interested and enthusiastic individuals in addictions research and practice settings
• To improve the accessibility of novel research findings to those working in, and experiencing, addiction services
• To remove the barriers perceived by healthcare professionals working in addictions services relating to accessing and performing service-based research and evaluation
• To inform research design and optimise impact through discussions around translatability and feasibility with those currently working in addiction service settings
• To improve the conversation between academic research and clinical practice through dedicated translation and feasibility dialogues
• To produce a series of themed actionable statements describing the implementation of novel research knowledge or practices into mainstream addiction services
• To curate an onward action plan for research, evaluation and impact assessment following the implementation of these actionable statements

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