5 April 2015
Researchers:
Dr Bob Patton & Ms Ghiselle Green, School of Psychology, University of Surrey.
Key findings
- Improved communication between EDs and GPs about alcohol related attendance highlights a move towards multidisciplinary care.
- There is increased access to Alcohol Health Workers (AHW) or Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) via Emergency Departments
- Almost half of Emergency Departments have strategies in place to tackle frequent attendees
- There have been overall improvements in routine questioning about alcohol use among adults
- Routine questioning about alcohol use among U18’s is limited.
