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Alcohol Harm Guidance
Added on
16/10/2008
Updated on
10/06/2010
National Guidance
Safe Sensible Social
- Safe Sensible Social
In June 2007, the Department of Health and the Home Office jointly launched an updated alcohol strategy, setting out clear goals and actions to promote sensible drinking and reduce the harm that alcohol...
Reducing Alcohol Harm
Signs for improvement - commisioning interventions to reduce alcohol related harm 
This DH guidance published in July 2009 is designed to direct commissioners in areas where tackling alcohol harm is an identified priority, to the resources and good practice guidance, which will assist them in commissioning interventions to reduce the harm caused by alcohol in their local community. It offers ways to improve commissioning, looking at each World Class Commissioning competency and all stages in the commissioning cycle.
- Models of Care for Alcohol Misusers (MoCAM)
Models of care for alcohol misusers (MoCAM) provides best practice guidance for local health organisations and their partners in delivering a planned and integrated local treatment system for adult alcohol... - Review of the National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England Health Impact Assessment
This report considers the potential effects on health and wellbeing of the review of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England (ASE). The review resulted in a renewed strategy published as Safe.... - Review of the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems
This review covers the published international research literature on alcohol interventions and treatment. In describing the effectiveness of the various interventions and treatments available it will... - A summary of the Review of the Effectiveness of Treatment for Alcohol Problems
This summary document describes the chapter structure and gives a brief overview of the content of the extensive evidence-based expert review, the Review of the Effectiveness of Treatment for Alcohol...
Identifying Problems Early
Local Alcohol Profiles and Data on Hospital Admissions, National indicators, PSA and local search and analytical tools can all be viewed here - Alcohol Harm Data
- All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse - The Future of Alcohol Treatment Services
The first report of The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Alcohol Misuse: The Future of Alcohol Treatment Services'. The review examines whether recent policy developments have made an impact... - Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health services in England for alcohol misuse
This report from The National Audit Office focuses on alcohol misuse and on health services, based on data gathered in early 2008. It concentrates on the role played by the NHS and its partners in delivering...
Hospital Admissions
- For Data visit the NWPHO website for National Indicators
- Hospital Admissions: Understanding the Dataset
Description This document describes the change in the way that alcohol-related hospital admissions are calculated using alcohol attributable fractions explains the difference between the new and the...
Vital Signs
- Vital Signs Operational Plans
This planning guidance explains how organisations can use the Vital Signs to develop local operational plans to deliver against national priorities and how to select - or even create - local priorities.... - Vital Signs Poster
This planning guidance tool accompanies the Operational Framework 2008/9-2010/11.
National Indicators
- National Indicators Annex 1 Stronger and Safer Communities
This handbook contains the final full definitions for all indicators to be introduced for 2008/09 and an outline of plans for the introduction of those indicators delayed to 2009/10. Methodology for... - The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Single Set of National Indicators
This document, published in Oct. 2007, sets out the single set of just 198 headline definitions representing what Government believes should be the national priorities for local government, working alone... - Annex 3: Indicator definitions: Adult Health & Well-being and Tackling Exclusion and Promoting Equality
Annex 3 of the National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Handbook of Definitions provides detailed information on NI 39 the alcohol indicator including strategy, measurement... - National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Handbook of Definitions
The publication below gives final detailed definitions for the 198 national indicators following consultation on their proposed definition. Following receipt of the responses and discussion with other... - National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Updated National Indicator Definitions
Published by Communities and Local Government 13 Feb 2009. With effect from 1st April 2009. This document provides a series of National Indicators that have been updated since the Handbook of Definitions...
The cost of alcohol harm to the NHS in England
- The cost of alcohol harm to the NHS in England
This paper is specifically focused on the cost of alcohol harm to the NHS in England, which enters into a number of categories. For example, in addition to the cost of treating an individual's own illnesses...
Clinical Effectiveness
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Alcohol Clinical Guidelines
Further guidance from NICE on Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use is due to publish in February 2011. Check the NICE website for details.
- Alcohol-use disorders: preventing the development of hazardous and harmful drinking
National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) evidence based public health guidance on the prevention and early identification of alcohol-use disorders among adults and adolescents. Recommendations... - Alcohol-Use Disorders Clinical Management Physical Conditions
This evidence based guideline from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) covers: The care of adults and young people (aged 10 years and older) who have any of the following... - Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and clinical management of alcohol-related physical complications
The following documents are available: Quick Reference Guide (16 pages) Full Guidelines - RCP (295 pages) Guidance for Parents and Carers
Pricing
- The Independent Review of the Effects of Alcohol Pricing and Promotion
This evidence summary accompanies the full report of results of the first phase of an independent review of the effects of pricing and promotion on alcohol consumption and related harm in the UK, commissioned... - Independent Review of the Effects of Alcohol Pricing and Promotion Part B
- Independent Review of The Effects of Alcohol Pricing and Promotion Part A Systematic Reviews
Labelling
- Consultation on options for improving information on the labels of alcoholic drinks to support consumers to make healthier choices in the UK
The Government has launched a National consultation to consider how best to improve unit and health information for consumers on alcohol labels, whether through a renewed and strengthened voluntary agreement... - Alcohol Labelling Review
In May 2007 the Government announced its voluntary agreement with the alcohol industry to introduce, by the end of 2008, labels on alcoholic drink containers showing unit and other health information,... - Download Safe. Sensible. Social. - Consulation on further action: Consultation Report - December 2008
- Alcohol industry social responsibility standards review: Volume 1: Review of the Social Responsibility Standards for the production and sale of Alcoholic Drinks Volume 2: This volume details information from the observation studies and interviews conducted Volume 3 Technical Annex
Findings of an independent review of the effectiveness of the alcoholic drinks industry's Social Responsibility Standards in contributing to a reduction in alcohol harm in England. Commissioned by Alcohol...
Other National Health Policies
- Putting People First A shared vision and commitment to the transformation of Adult Social Care
This ministerial concordat establishes the collaboration between central and local government, the sector's professional leadership, providers and the regulator. It sets out the shared aims and values... - Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services
The Our health, our care, our say White Paper sets out a vision to provide people with good quality social care and NHS services in the communities where they live. NHS services are half way through... - Choosing Health Chapter 6
This chapter sets out how the NHS, as it tackles waiting for treatment successfully, will increasingly become a health improvement and prevention service, supporting individuals in the healthy informed...
Youth Policy and Alcohol
- Youth Alcohol Action Plan
The Government made a commitment in the Children's Plan, published in December 2007, to look at what more might be done to reduce excessive drinking by children and young people under the age of 18....
Criminal Justice
- Home Office Our Vision for Cutting Crime 2008-2011 and Key Government Public Service Agreements
Summary of the Home Office's Crime Strategy and the new PSAs, which start in April 2008.
