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<p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing the needs of their local population,
including people with alcohol dependency, and commissioning services to meet these
needs.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) supports local authorities in their
work of needs assessment and commissioning alcohol prevention and treatment services
by providing advice, guidance and data.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is allocating £10.5 million
of funding to help improve the lives of adults and children affected by alcohol. This
includes £4.5 million innovation fund for local projects working with children and
families and £6 million capital fund to improve access to alcohol treatment in the
community. More information can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-awarded-to-23-projects-to-help-those-affected-by-alcohol"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-awarded-to-23-projects-to-help-those-affected-by-alcohol</a></p><p>
</p><p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement, with support
from PHE, is helping acute hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol harm to establish
or improve specialist alcohol care teams.</p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that fully
optimised alcohol care teams in the 25% of hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol-dependence-related
admissions could prevent 50,000 admissions over five years. The NHS Long Term Plan
can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/"
target="_blank">https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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