Category: Alcohol

Public Health

Current Awareness Updates

Misuse of illicit drugs and medicines: applying All Our Health.
Public Health England (PHE); 2021.

(Evidence and guidance to help health professionals identify, prevent or reduce drug-related harm. The information will help front-line health and care staff use their trusted relationships with patients, families and communities to promote the benefits of asking patients about drug use.)

NHS population screening: identifying and reducing inequalities.
Public Health England (PHE); 2021.

(Guidance and resources to support providers and commissioners in reducing screening inequalities. Variation in participation exists both within and between national screening programmes. Barriers can result in some people being unable to maximise the benefits of screening. And people at higher risk of the conditions being screened for are generally less likely to participate.)

Alcohol dependence prevalence in England.
Public Health England (PHE); 2021.

(Estimates of the number of alcohol dependent adults in each local authority in England. The data is from national and local authorities, and is organised by age and gender.)

Children living with parents in emotional distress: March 2021 update.
Public Health England (PHE); 2021.

(The proportion of children living with at least one parent reporting symptoms of emotional distress, by family type and work status.)

How can touch-free technology help the NHS? Open Access Government, 31 March 2021

(Videx UK aims to help the health care and business sector return to normal with hands-free door entry.)

From computers to communities: how remote technology will transform rural neighbourhoods TechRadar, 1 April 2021

(The pandemic has meant a change in the way we live and work. However, virtually all health care sectors have successfully implemented remote collaboration tools.)

Public Health

Current Awareness

Behaviour change: digital and mobile health interventions.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2020.
[This guideline covers interventions that use a digital or mobile platform to help people eat more healthily, become more active, stop smoking, reduce their alcohol intake or practise safer sex. The interventions include those delivered by text message, apps, wearable devices or the internet. The guideline only includes those that are delivered by the technology itself and not by healthcare professionals using technology to deliver interventions.]

The association between parental supply of alcohol and supply from other sources to young people: a prospective cohort.
Addiction; 2020.
[Despite legal age limits set for alcohol consumption, parents are one of the main suppliers of alcohol to underage minors. This study investigated the associations between parental supply of sips and whole serves of alcohol on subsequent other supply, conditional on current supply from non-parental sources.]

Reducing parental conflict: Outcomes framework.
Early Intervention Foundation (EIF); 2020.
[This outcomes framework highlights what risk factors can influence interparental conflict and, ultimately, affect child outcomes. The risk factors fall into three categories – relating to individual parents, the parental relationship, and the family or economic circumstances – which in turn are associated with the central risk, of children being exposed to harmful conflict between parents. The outcomes fall into four categories: social & emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioural.]

Alcohol Awareness Week is taking place on 16th-22nd November
The week will focus on raising awareness of the link between alcohol and mental health, as drinking too much or too often can mask or enhance underlying mental health problems. You can get involved and download free digital resources from their website.

Best start in speech, language and communication.
Public Health England (PHE); 2020.
[Guidance to improve speech, language and communication (SLC) in the early years. The main guidance document supports local areas to develop a whole-systems approach to reducing inequalities in SLC. This document is accompanied by supporting evidence and case studies of good practice from local areas.]

News

The Conversation: How the coronavirus is putting our relationship with alcohol to the test

It is not surprising to hear that sales of alcohol are rising during this COVID-19 pandemic. Retail sales data for the UK reported an additional £104 million was spent in the last week in March, which is when lockdown measures were introduced, compared to the week before.

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