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Reducing Alcohol Misuse Project…

Reducing Alcohol Misuse Project…. Wessex HIEC RAMP. Contact Details: In the first instance, please contact the Wessex HIEC by clicking on the Contact Us page on PIPER and leaving a message. For more information please go to:. What was the challenge/problem:

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Reducing Alcohol Misuse Project…

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  1. Reducing Alcohol Misuse Project… Wessex HIEC RAMP Contact Details: In the first instance, please contact the Wessex HIEC by clicking on the Contact Us page on PIPER and leaving a message. For more information please go to: • What was the challenge/problem: • A substantial proportion of patients entering the acute trust drink to a level that is harmful to their health. These patients do not always realise that their drinking is affecting their health or is reaching a problem level. • The key aims are to: • Reduce the impact of alcohol misuse on use of NHS services • Improve the overall health of the individuals concerned. • Demonstrate the impact of alcohol misuse on services • What was done/solution: • A joint event was organised to raise the profile of this problem and create a joint action plan for working together to address the issue. It also set the agenda for the HIEC team and how they would assist the teams in working towards solutions. • What was achieved? • Project objectives are to: • Build on existing pilots and encourage a comprehensive approach for screening and brief intervention therapies through NHS staff. • Help organisations demonstrate financial case for investing in integrated • systems to reduce alcohol misuse across NHS agencies. • Evaluate initial roll out phase, identify the case for further extension if appropriate. • The changes must deliver cost savings, help to deliver the requirements of the CQIN and QIPP agendas and be driven locally • The development of an alcohol services resources network •   Community of practice • Networks • Contact list • Pathway development • Map of Medicine • Raising awareness • Identifying need to address alcohol misuse • Evaluating the evidence • Making the evidence easily available The Wessex Health and Innovation Cluster (HIEC) programme is of Southampton on behalf of the Wessex HIEC Partnership.   www.southampton.ac.uk/wessexhiec

  2. HIEC RAMP reducing Alcohol Misuse Project Mapping the spread of innovation Key Innovation originator Area of spread The Wessex Health and Innovation Cluster (HIEC) programme is of Southampton on behalf of the Wessex HIEC Partnership.   www.southampton.ac.uk/wessexhiec

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