Policy papers and consultations

This is a consultation seeking your views on the draft of the first ever UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 16 October 2023

• UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment: consultation document

  Introduction The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is part of…

• UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment: core elements of alcohol treatment

  1. Alcohol treatment and recovery: priorities A group of experts through…

• UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment: specific settings and populations

  13. Community alcohol treatment and recovery services 13.1 Main points…

• UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment: annexes

  Annex 1: relevant legislation and guidance Safeguarding children and…

• UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment: glossary

  A Abstinence Completely avoiding drinking alcohol. Acute alcohol…

A consultation seeking your views on potential changes to the government’s guidance on low-alcohol descriptors.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 28 September 2023

• Updating labelling guidance for no and low-alcohol alternatives: consultation

  Introduction Overview One in five adults in England drink above the UK…

• Potential health impacts of changing the alcohol free descriptor: evidence review

  Introduction Updating low-alcohol descriptors guidance The Office for…

Outlines the proposed changes to the attributable fractions used in the calculation of alcohol-related mortality and hospital admissions

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 28 September 2021

Consultation about changes to the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS) annual reports format and the methodology for the young people's report.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 24 September 2019

Seeks views on the introduction of guidance on low alcohol descriptors to replace regulations in place until December 2018.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 13 December 2018

The government is making it easier for people who drink to do so responsibly, and it is improving alcohol services locally.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 8 May 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Sets out progress in 2014 to 2015 towards reducing levels of premature avoidable mortality.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 25 March 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Proposed outcome definitions for the Payment by Results (PbR) drugs recovery pilot.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 25 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This publication sets out the Secretary of State's call to action to reduce the number of people dying prematurely.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 March 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The government response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry on the government’s Alcohol Strategy

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 17 September 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This document sets out the government's plans for transforming public health in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 30 November 2010

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government