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Funding to local councils to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems, from 2025 to 2026.
Introduction Councils (upper tier and unitary) are responsible for…
Guidance for health and social care professionals on using the ASSIST-Lite tool to identify substance use and provide appropriate intervention.
Introduction Health and social care professionals are well placed to…
The alcohol use screening tests can be used by health professionals as a tool to assess a service users level of risk to alcohol harm.
The following alcohol use screening tests assess a service user’s levels…
UK chief medical officers’ guidelines on how to keep health risks from drinking alcohol to a low level.
Information for people in drug and alcohol treatment about sharing their information with the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.
Making the case for investing in effective alcohol treatment.
A toolkit containing guidance, data and other resources to support professionals who are helping families affected by parental alcohol and drug problems.
Guidance for local authorities to support them in commissioning effective alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services in their areas.
Guidance on commissioning and providing better care for people with co-occurring mental health, and alcohol and drug use conditions.
A toolkit to help local areas carry out a self-assessment to improve the residential drug and alcohol treatment that they commission.
A guide for local authorities and substance misuse services to help them work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.
Guidance on supporting lived experience initiatives and recovery support services to help people start and sustain recovery from problem drug and alcohol use.
Guidance for alcohol and drug treatment services to help them get the balance right between providing remote and in-person interventions for service users.
Evidence and guidance on the benefits of mutual aid in preventing and treating alcohol and drug dependency.
Information for NHS and public health professionals focusing on the life course approach which aims to give people fairer life chances.
Evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals reduce alcohol-related harm.
A tool to help local areas carry out a self-assessment to improve the continuity of care for people leaving prison who need alcohol and drug treatment.
This resource makes the case for why NHS providers should implement the 'Screening and brief advice for tobacco and alcohol use in inpatient settings' CQUIN.
A professional resource for local authorities and commissioners on preventing and ending rough sleeping.
Supporting the alcohol and retail industries to market their products responsibly, with the aim of protecting the public and informing consumers.
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