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This presentation by John Currie and Matthew Andrews outlines a sub-regional pilot aimed at reducing alcohol-related hospital admissions across 8 boroughs including Newham and Tower Hamlets. The initiative focuses on sharing best practices, conducting needs assessments, and improving data collection in A&E departments. Emphasizing Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice (IBA), the program seeks to enhance community control of alcohol misuse, advocate for change, and provide effective specialist treatment. Insights on training staff and developing impactful community activities are shared to foster a collaborative approach.
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Reducing Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions – A Sub-Regional PilotPresentation by John Currie and Matthew Andrews
Early Implementer Status • High rate of alcohol-related hospital admissions • Spearhead area • Sharing of Best Practice • Commitment to reducing the increase in admissions over 3 years • Needs Assessment
Sub-Regional Pilot • A cunning plan! • 8 Boroughs involved – Newham, Tower Hamlets, City and Hackney, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Greenwich and Havering • Sharing of resources and Best Practice utilising local, regional and national examples
Focus on Alcohol IBA • Alcohol IBA: Identification and Brief Advice • Understanding your data to gather intelligence • Reviewing admission protocols • Training relevant A&E staff • Improving A&E data collection on alcohol-related presentations
High Impact Changes • Work in partnership • Develop activities to control the impact of alcohol misuse in the community • Influence change through advocacy • Improve the effectiveness and capacity of specialist treatment • Appoint an Alcohol Health Worker in A&E • IBA – Provide more help to encourage people to drink less • Amplify national social marketing priorities
And it’s not just hospitals… • Good quality alcohol education for children and young people • Early identification and intervention - IBA in Primary Care settings (DES) • Specialist community based treatment • Social marketing and campaigns • Sharing data with Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRP)
What to do next… • Identify your Senior Analyst • Identify key A&E staff • Identify key data staff involved with data collection at A&E • Share your experiences and learning with Newham and the rest of the pilot area
Contacts • John Currie – Alcohol Commissioning Manager, NHS Newham John.Currie1@newhampct.nhs.uk • Matthew Andrews – Regional Alcohol Manager, Department of Health Matthew.Andrews@dh.gsi.gov.uk • Kais Malique – Information Analyst, NHS Newham Kais.Malique@newhampct.nhs.uk • Dawn Lowther – Information Analyst Specialist (Alcohol and A&E) Dawn.Lowther@newhampct.nhs.uk
Presentations • All of today’s presentations will be available on the Alcohol Learning Centre Website www.alcohollearningcentre.org.uk