Quality standard
Development sources
Development sources
Further explanation of the methodology used can be found in the quality standards process guide.
Evidence sources
The documents below contain recommendations from NICE guidance or other NICE‑accredited recommendations that were used by the Quality Standards Advisory Committee to develop the quality standard statements and measures.
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Alcohol-use disorders: preventing harmful drinking (2010) NICE guideline PH24
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School-based interventions on alcohol (2007) NICE guideline PH7
Policy context
It is important that the quality standard is considered alongside current policy documents, including:
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Home Office (2013) Next steps following the consultation on delivering the Government's alcohol strategy
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Department of Health (2013) Reducing harmful drinking
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Home Office (2012) The government's alcohol strategy
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House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (2012) Alcohol guidelines
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Department of Health (2010) Healthy lives, healthy people: our strategy for public health in England
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HM Government (2003) Licensing Act
Definitions and data sources for the quality measures
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Home Office (2014) Revised guidance issued under section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre (2014) Statistics on alcohol: England
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Ofsted (2014) Inspection reports
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Public Health England (2014) Local alcohol profiles for England
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre (2013) Hospital episode statistics
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HM Government (2012) The government's alcohol strategy