Alcohol
This section gives details of the alcohol-related programme of work being taken forward by Health Scotland and our partners. You'll also find links to alcohol learning opportunities, research, publications and related websites.
Background and policy information
An introduction to what's driving our work on alcohol and drugs and why.
HEAT H4 Alcohol Brief Interventions Target
The Scottish Government has set the NHS in Scotland the target of delivering 149,449 brief interventions on alcohol between April 2008 and March 2011.
NHS Health Scotland has been asked by the Scottish Government to provide a range of initiatives to support local NHS Boards to meet their HEAT 4 (Health Efficiency Access and Treatment) target for the delivery of alcohol brief interventions locally.
Events - Supporting the delivery of the HEAT (H4) Alcohol Brief Interventions Target
NHS Health Scotland’s 2nd National Event for HEAT (H4) on 26th March 2009 brought together over 85 health improvement managers, alcohol leads, ADAT co-ordinators, local health boards and national organisations responsible for supporting the delivery of the alcohol HEAT targets. A summary report of the event is available to download which includes links to all presentations that were delivered on the day.
11th April 2008
Supporting the delivery of alcohol brief interventions - Event Summary Report
Download a copy of the summary report from last year's event.
Alcohol learning
Details of opportunities for learning and training about alcohol issues and related networks for sharing knowledge and best practices.
Alcohol brief interventions training for trainers (external link) Go to Health Scotland's Virtual Learning Environment to find out more details about Alcohol Brief Interventions Training and the Training for Trainers course.
NHS Health Scotland alcohol brief intervention trainers database
A database of trainers who have been trained to deliver the NHS Health Scotland alcohol and brief interventions training.
Alcohol networks
Health Scotland contributes to the Scottish Executive National Alcohol and Drugs Communications Group and convenes a group for alcohol health improvement and public health specialists.
Alcohol Resources
Alcohol research
Ongoing research, evaluations, work on the evidence base and links to published research on alcohol and drugs.
Alcohol publications
Listings of alcohol and drugs reports, evaluations, leaflets and other printed materials produced by Health Scotland.
Alcohol links
Related pages and websites on alcohol and drugs for various audiences from Health Scotland, our partners and other organisations.