A short online survey has opened to gather the views and experiences of those involved in the delivery of brief interventions for alcohol.
If you are practitioner, worker or commissioner involved in the delivery of brief interventions in England (UK), please click here to take survey!
The survey is compromised of 8 questions and should not take more than 5 minutes to complete. It has been developed by the AERC Alcohol Academy,
a social enterprise set up to promote excellence in alcohol harm
reduction. The Academy are hosting a small symposium event for strategic
alcohol leads and commissioners in February - for further details see here or contact james@alcoholacademy.net.
Brief interventions, also known as Identification and Brief Advice (IBA), are a short method of screening and providing simple structured advice for those drinking at increasing or higher risk levels. As brief interventions have been shown to be a cost-effective method of reducing higher risk drinking, they have been increasingly rolled out across a range of settings (such as GP practices, A&Es etc.) as part of alcohol strategy approaches.
However, with the rapid development of brief interventions it has been indicated there may be some challenges to ensuring effective delivery and integration within services and treatment pathways. This may particularly relate to wider contextual issues and sometimes limited access and support to further alcohol treatment - brief interventions are not intended for dependent drinkers who typically require further specialist support.
Recent learnings on brief interventions were recently published following the recent INEBRIA event, including UK projects reviewed by HubCAPP. The SIPS project is currently researching delivery methods, settings and tools.
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