Ford’s Supervised Consumption Shutdown Disaster
March 17, 2026 3:24 pmThe supervised consumption site Carepoint has been operating in London since 2018.
Now, the Ford government says they’re going to shut it down in June. What will the public health fallout be?
Dr. Alex Summers, the Medical Officer of Health in Middlesex-London, joined Craig on the podcast to explain what Carepoint actually does, the impact it has had on the health of the community, and what may come after the potential closure later this year.
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