Alcohol Learning Centre Toolkit

• A number of tools and documents have been released by the Department of Health's Alcohol Learning Centre (ALC) to help commissioners predict the likely impact of increasing alcohol interventions and treatment. The tools 'can be used by commissioners as an aid for needs assessment, treatment capacity, service impact and planning your responses in local alcohol service delivery.'

New powers to tackle alcohol related crime

• A ban on irresponsible drink promotions and a compulsory requirement to check under-18s for ID are among the final conditions of a proposed mandatory code for alcohol retailers announced by the Home Secretary.

Statistics from the National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NATMS) 1st April 2008 - 31st March 2009

• Formal collection of structured alcohol treatment data was incorporated into NDTMS on 1st April 2008. From this date, the Department of Health commissioned the National Treatment Agency (NTA) to collect and analyse alcohol treatment data on its behalf. This Data Set known as the National Alcohol Treatment Monitoring System (NATMS) forms a key part of The Department’s Alcohol Improvement Programme and contributes, in part, to the delivery of the Government’s PSA Delivery Agreement 25.