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  • Review of arm's length bodies
    Bureaucracy will be cut and the functions of several organisations will be streamlined, following a review of arm's length bodies (ALBs), published by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
  • NICE Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use consultation
    The NICE Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use: guideline consultation is open from the 24 June - 19 August 2010. Registered stakeholders for this guideline are invited to comment on the provisional recommendations via the NICE website.
  • BME National Workshop presentations available
    Over 100 delegates attended the BME Workshop in Peterborough on the 6th July to share their knowledge and expertise on Alcohol and BME.
  • Alcohol commissioning skills survey
    The AERC Alcohol Academy is seeking the views of those with a responsibility or interest in alcohol commissioning skills and knowledge. If you are an alcohol lead, commissioner or other professional in the field please complete the online survey - it only takes 10 minutes!
  • JSNA and Homelessness
    Event Presentations available now
  • Foundation66 Call for New Trustees
    Foundation66 are looking for new people to join their established Board of trustees.
  • Clarifying Brief Interventions
    AERC Alcohol Academy Release Briefing Paper which aims to clarify types of interventions and their characteristics
  • NHS Statistics on Alcohol 2010
    An annual report presenting a range of information on alcohol use and misuse from a variety of sources published by the NHS Information Centre.
  • WHO seeks to reduce alcohol misuse
    The global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol was adopted by consensus at the annual assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • NICE Publish Alcohol Guidelines
    On the 2nd June the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published two sets of evidence based guidelines with comprehensive recommendations for policy and practice
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The Alcohol Learning Centre aims to share resources on local alcohol improvement interventions nationally. The appropriateness of initiatives will vary from one local area to another and inclusion of local initiatives, or actions, on this site does not represent endorsement by the Department of Health. Wherever possible we have described the evidence on which interventions are based. We work with and are funded by the Department of Health (opens a new window).