Supporting the NHS, Local Authorities and Partners

The Government's Alcohol Strategy provides the context for local action and a number of inititatives to assist with reducing alcohol-related harm were introduced through the Alcohol Improvement Programme. These include:

Data and Planning

Provision of Alcohol-related Hospital Admissions Trend Data

• For more information visit the Data pages

North West Public Health Observatory (NWPHO) Data

The NWPHO has developed the Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) to support the NHS and Local Authorities in identifying local harms in order to prioritise local actions to tackle alcohol misuse. This data can provide a baseline for Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) in relation to alcohol.

• Access Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) and guidance on using the data .
• Access more information on the Data pages

The National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NATMS)

NATMS collects data from structured service providers in England on the number of patients receiving specialist alcohol treatment (MoCAM tiers 3 and 4) in England.

• Access the NATMS pages

Sharing Learning

Alcohol Learning Centre ALC

www.alcohollearningcentre.org.uk aims to disseminate local information, training and resources to support the NHS, LA's and Partners in delivering the High Impact Changes for alcohol.

• For more information on this site visit About Us
• For more information on the High Impact Changes

Screening and Intervention Programme for Sensible Drinking research (SIPS)

SIPS was a 3 year research programme led by the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London and Newcastle University, to provide additional evidence, support and improve implementation of alcohol identification and the delivery of brief advice (IBA).

• For more information on SIPS
• About SIPS and Contact
• Identification and Brief Advice Toolkit