International Consultant for Colombo Plan
Annette has worked in the area of substance use disorder (SUD) for over 40 years. She is currently CEO of Naufar treatment centre in Qatar and Director of a management consultancy company specialising in working with International Organisations on SUD treatment and prevention.
She has contributed to key international documents and projects on drug use disorder treatment system and services standards for UNODC, WHO, Colombo Plan, the European Monitoring Centre of Drugs and Drug Abuse, and has worked with over 20 countries on implementing quality standards and providing training. Previously she was a UK government advisor on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, a Strategic Director of Central North West London NHS Trust with responsibility for Addiction and Offender Healthcare Directorates, and was an Executive Director of Quality at the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse. Her background is in psychology and she started her career in residential rehabilitation services and community drug services in the 1980’s.