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Updated : 13:58 03/09/2010Darlington | Street Paramedic Pilot (RM2Y)
North East

The aim of the Darlington | Street Paramedic Pilot was to place a paramedic with police officers, in and around Darlington Town Centre on Friday and Saturday nights (8pm to 2am), in order to reduce assaults, unnecessary ambulance call-outs and alcohol-related A&E attendances.

Updated : 10:39 30/07/2010South of Tyne and Wear | North East Regional Alcohol Forum (N2E8)
North East

NERAF (North East Regional Alcohol Forum) is a charitable organisation that was designed to “enable positive life change and full recovery” and reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse to individuals, families and communities by providing a unique tailored service to meet individual needs with an ‘end-to-end’ approach. They provide one to one peer mentoring as well as open access support groups and services are available at evenings and weekends. NERAF works with anyone who wants help reducing their alcohol consumption and the only provision is that the service user is over 18 years old. The service currently operates 8am-8pm, Monday - Saturday but the aim is for it to be open every day except Christmas Day.

Updated : 15:07 21/05/2010Stockton on Tees Think B4U Drink Campaign (ASHV)
North East

The Safer Stockton Partnership’s Think B4 U Drink Campaign has successfully engaged with local industry and key stakeholders to promote sensible drinking messages using a variety of innovative materials. The campaign’s achievements have been recognised by national and regional award bodies.

Updated : 17:12 14/04/2010 Newcastle | Alcohol Care and Treatment Service (Newcastle ACTS) (JXWT)
North East

The proposed development of community alcohol services utilising an integrated approach, which targets disadvantaged and hard to engage groups, and employs the Community Matron model.

Updated : 16:31 24/03/2010Hartlepool Straight Line Project (MDKJ)
North East

Straight-Line project works with 10-17 year olds who have been identified as drinking on the streets. When the Police and Anti Social Behaviour Unit (ASBU) come around a young person in this situation they will refer them into the programme after speaking with them and confiscating the alcohol.

Updated : 17:30 05/03/2010 Middlesbrough Hospital based Primary Alcohol Drug Service (PADS) (UTNJ)
North East

Patients are identified in A&E and wards of James Cook University Hospital and seen by a voluntary sector provider (The Albert Centre). Workers carry out a detailed assessment of the patient and can help in motivating them to access help, referring and advocating on their behalf. AUDIT is used for admissions across serval departments including A&E and Alcohol Emergency Unit. Referrals are made to the PADS team, and a Alcohol Liaison Nurse, specifically working with patients experiencing alcohol-related withdrawal, works alongside the team.

Updated : 10:35 03/03/2010South Tyneside | Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice Training Programme (NYEI)
North East

In 2008 First Contact Clinical was commissioned by NHS South Tyne and Wear to deliver training on Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) to all tier 1 NHS staff, including GPs, Pharmacists and A&E staff.

Updated : 10:32 13/01/2010North Tyneside Screening and Brief Interventions in GP Surgeries (2CZT)
North East

North Tyneside Brief Interventions

Since April 2007, North Tyneside PCT has facilitated the screening of over 4000 patients and the delivery of over 500 brief interventions in local GP surgeries.

Successfully engaging, training and supporting frontline staff has been critical, with the project on course to meet its long-term objectives.

Updated : 15:26 07/12/2009Durham Just for a Laugh? (ZZPG)
North East

Just for a laugh? is an award-winning training and resource that has been produced with children and young people from schools, youth clubs and other settings in Durham. This resource and training considers alcohol and drug awareness and attitudes, effective teaching and learning and the use of drama.

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