A new bulletin has collated the latest additions to the Effectiveness Bank. The UK National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently published a suite of evidence-based
medical and public health guidance on responding to alcohol-related problems from prevention through
brief intervention to the treatment of dependent drinkers. The bulletin collects together new
analyses of the latest guidance and updated analyses of earlier guidance. To view the whole bulletin
click the following link:
http://findings.org.uk/docs/bulletins/Bull_05_03_12.php
or click the links below to view an entry in the bulletin. If clicking does not work, paste the link
in to your web browser address box, being sure to enter the whole address.
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*updated* UK CLINICAL GUIDANCE ON TREATING DEPENDENT DRINKERS
Assessment by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) of what evaluation
research means for alcohol dependence treatment in Britain, distinguished by comprehensive reviews
of the literature; in some cases these expose the inadequacies of the evidence base.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=NCCMH_1.txt
*new* UK CLINICAL GUIDANCE ON TREATING ACUTE ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL
Clinical guidance developed for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on
the medical care of patients suffering acute alcohol withdrawal. Also deals with alcohol-related
thiamine deficiency, liver disease, and inflammation of the pancreas.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=NCGC_1.txt
*new* UK GUIDANCE ON COMMISSIONING SERVICES FOR PROBLEM DRINKERS
From the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), guidance for commissioners on
how to organise and procure alcohol treatment and brief intervention services which implement
related national guidance and satisfy policy requirements.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=NICE_2.txt
*new* UK HEALTH QUALITY STANDARDS ON IDENTIFYING AND CARING FOR PROBLEM DRINKERS
Concise statement from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) of 13
practices which constitute high quality health care for problem drinkers and good practice in
identifying and advising hazardous drinkers - standards which may be used to assess and reward
providers and health service commissioning authorities.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=NICE_1.txt
*updated* UK PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE ON PREVENTING PROBLEM DRINKING
Experts convened by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) prioritised
population-wide changes like price rises and outlet restrictions which affect everyone, independent
of the choices they make.
http://findings.org.uk/count/downloads/download.php?file=NICE_24.txt
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