Services Database Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, Audit & Follow-up Service (Stafford Borough Area)
Service ID
36250
Description
Community pharmacies within Stafford Borough signed up to the service will deliver coordinated alcohol identification, screening and brief intervention programme as part of the borough-wide strategy.
The programme has six elements:
- Identification;
- Screening;
- Brief Intervention;
- Referral;
- Follow up; and
- Monitoring of the service.
Location of service
South Staffordshire LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Alcohol screening & brief intervention
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
The Alcohol Learning Centre has produced an online e-learning resource specifically for community pharmacy and can be accessed at no cost by simple registration.
https://www.alcohollearningcentre.org.uk/eLearning/IBA/platforms/ALC/pharmacists/
The five modules cover:
- Facts about alcohol
- About alcohol identification and brief advice
- Tools for identifying alcohol misuse Clinical approach to brief advice
- Practising brief advice
- Assessment
The training focuses on equipping the pharmacist or team member with the necessary background to facilitate a brief discussion about the results.
Comments
This service is available in Stafford Borough area only.
