alcohol brief interventions

Alcohol brief interventions 2015/16

"An alcohol brief intervention is a short, evidence-based, structured conversation about alcohol consumption with a patient/client that seeks in a non-confrontational way to motivate and support the individual to think about and/or plan a change in their drinking behaviour in order to reduce their consumption and/or their risk of harm"

Total number of alcohol brief interventions delivered by Health Boards during 2015/16. ABI delivery was formally linked to the NHS Scotland Local Delivery Plan (LDP) as an LDP standard.