Patient Information

Mobile phone application helps festive drinkers keep track

To coincide with the start of the Christmas period, the Department of Health has released the first official alcohol tracker application for mobile phones. Available from iTunes and the NHS Choices website it helps people to:

-Work out how many alcoholic units there are in a glass of wine or pint of beer.
-See how much alcohol they have consumed over a set period.
-Get personalised feedback on their drinking habits.
-Find local NHS clinics and advice centres.

Track your festive drinking with your mobile

Leaflets

Most leaflets, posters and other tools can be downloaded from either Alcohol Stakeholders or the DH via the links below, or ordered from the DH publications department online.

Department of Health

Ordering and Downloading

You can view and download any of the publications listed below. To order the publications you will first need to register. This can be completed online at:

DH Publications Online Registration

For more information or to search for DH publications:

DH Orderline Home

DH Search Publications

Leaflets

• How Much is too Much?
  Information Leaflet which covers health risks, units etc - "This leaflet will help you make choices about how much you drink. It tells you how alcohol can affect you, explains how you can stay safe when...
• You and Your Mates - How does your night end?
  Leaflet for 18-24 year old binge drinkers to encourage them to drink sensibly and to highlight the consequences of drunk anti-social behaviour. Product Code: 287651

Other Resources Including Unit Wheels and Scratch Cards

Alcohol Stakeholders

Alcohol Stakeholders has a variety of campaign materials from the 'Know your Limits' campaign including posters. These are ordered via DH publications, as above, using the reference product code and can be viewed in the resource guide below:

Campaign Materials Resource Guide

Materials on offer include:

A3 Photographic Posters:

• Wall Chart 'Is Drinking Putting the Health of Your Client or Patient at Risk?' Product Code:287818
• Pregnancy - Product Code: 287656
• Lager - Product Code: 287657
• Wine - Product Code: 287658

Leaflets

• Pregnancy -Product Code: 287652
• Units and you - Product Code: 287653
• Alcohol factsheet - Product Code: 287820

Other

• Fold out z-card - Product Code: 287819