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About and Contact SIPS
Added on
16/10/2008
Updated on
20/08/2009
SIPS Screening and Intervention Programme for Sensible Drinking
What is SIPS?
The SIPS programme was commissioned by the Department of Health to support the National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England and to develop more information about the most effective methods of targeted screening and brief interventions. It aims to test how best to use a variety of models of targeted screening and brief intervention in primary and secondary healthcare settings. This programme has three linked clinical trials designed to provide evidence on the delivery, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a range of alcohol screening and brief intervention approaches across settings and regions in England.
The three settings included in the study consist of:
- Primary Care
- Accident and Emergency Departments
- Criminal Justice (probation)
The SIPS Toolkit
SIPS has tested a number of screening tools and developed specific Intervention and Brief Advice training tools and materials, which you can access here. These are currently being disseminated and researched in their practical settings and should be your first port of call.
Contact SIPS
The SIPS programme is currently promoted from their website 
. Here you can find information on how to participate in the programme and the research.
SIPS Feedback and Research
If you are interested in knowing more about this programme of research or becoming a partner organisation to support its implementation please contact the SIPS research team at:
- Professor Colin Drummond, Chief Investigator, SIPS Research Programme Section of Alcohol Research National Addiction Centre, PO48, Division of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE5 8BB
- Tel: 0207 848 0436
- Fax: 0207 848 0839
- Email: sips@iop.kcl.ac.uk
