Data Tools
Added on
01/06/2009
Updated on
03/08/2010

Tools
The following tools and guidance can be used by commissioners as an aid for needs assessment, treatment capacity, service impact and planning your responses in local alcohol service delivery.
The Alcohol Ready Reckoner has been produced by the DH to assist you with the planning of interventions and the Rush article and tools provide context as to why the Ready Reckoner was generated.
- Ready Reckoner v5 and Instructions
The ready reckoner V5 (updated April 2010) aims to assist PCTs to select interventions to reduce alcohol related admissions in the short term. There are four interventions, in different settings aimed... - Rush Model Spreadsheet - Average PCT
- Rush Article
The Rush Article, 'A systems approach to estimating the required capacity of alcohol treatment services' looks at how to produce, 'a model for estimating the required capacity of alcohol treatment systems...
GP Alcohol Templates and DES Guidance
You can access the instructions on use and EMIS PCS and LV templates here
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on these tools which you can provide by adding your posts to the Data topic on the General Q&A Discussion forum. Alternatively contact us at: info@alcohollearningcentre.org.uk.
