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Offender Health
Added on
15/04/2009
Updated on
06/01/2011
National Guidance
- You can access national guidance and regional reports on the publications page
- Offender Health Contacts
Offender Health and Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)
Screening for alcohol problems, using the Offender Assessment System (OASys) and a validated alcohol screening tool, such as the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), is quick. So are brief interventions. Both require minimal training. There is significant evidence that early detection and intervention is effective in reducing alcohol-related harm. (NOMS 2008)
Pilot programme to examine the effectiveness of Offender Health Trainers in delivering 'Brief Advice' for alcohol harm-reduction
PCT's are being encouraged to make strides in implementing "High Impact Changes 
" to impact on the rate of alcohol hospital admissions. This includes:
"Developing Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) in criminal justice by persuading the Crime Reduction Partnerships of the importance of IBA to delivering crime reduction and savings across the public sector".
Health Trainer pilot settings included prison settings in the Eastern Region and probation in Hampshire (Southampton and Portsmouth).
Yorkshire and Humber Region Alcohol and Offenders Project Phase One
This project examined the treatment needs of alcohol misusing offenders within key Criminal Justice settings, namely, Probation, Prisons, Police, as well as other health and community settings, through a review available data and information in these areas in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.