H4: Addressing Alcohol – Improving Health

Alcohol Brief Interventions – Training & Coaching Support Options

Option / Concise
Pre-reading + 3 Hour Skills Session / Antenatal
Pre-reading + 3 Hour Skills Session
Practitioners Targeted / This session is suitable for:
  • GP’s & Practice Nurses
  • A&E / Minor Injury Unit / AcuteDoctors and Nurses
  • Primary Care Nursing Staffe.g district nurses, community nurses, health visitors, public health nurses, sexual health nurses
/ This session is suitable for:
  • Community Based Midwives
  • Hospital Based Midwives
  • Obstetricians
  • GP’s & Practice Nurses
  • Health Visitors

Option / ABI Refresher
Up to 2 Hour Skills Session / ABIs & Under-Age Drinkers
Pre-reading + 3 Hour Skills Session
Practitioners Targeted
Summary Course Content / This session is suitable for:
  • Anyone who has previously attended a Concise or Antenatal session
  • Practitionerskeen to refresh their skills
  • Practitioners wanting to practice delivering ABIs
  • Practitioners open to learning from the experience of others
/ This session is suitable for NHS and partner agency staff currently working with under-age drinkers e.g.
  • School Nurses
  • Primary Mental Health Workers
  • Social Workers
  • Guidance Teachers
  • Youth Workers

Flexible Refresher Training & On-Site Coaching Support
Team Leaders, managers or staff can request refresher training or on-site coaching support for those already trainedin order to identify opportunities and strengthen skills for delivering alcohol brief interventions.
Support and advice is also available to assist services with recording alcohol brief interventions.
For more information or to make a request for refresher training oron-site support, please contact:
, T: 01463 704731 or M: 0778 700 4848

For training options in your CHP area please view the attached training calendar→

Alcohol Brief Interventions Training & Practice Development Options

Date / CHP / Option / Time / Venue
26th May / Mid / Refresher / 1.00 – 3.00 / Training Room, CountyCommunityHospital
27th May / Mid / Refresher / 1.00 – 3.00 / Meeting Room, FortWilliam Health Centre
7th June / SE / Refresher / 1.00 – 3.00 / Brodie Room, New CraigsHospital
8thJune / Mid / Refresher / 1.00 – 3.00 / Meeting Room, Lochalsh Health Centre
15th June / SE / Concise / 1.00 – 4.00 / Brodie Room, New CraigsHospital
23rd June / North / Concise / 1.00 – 4.00 / Seminar Room, Caithness General
27th June / Mid / Refresher / 1.00 – 3.00 / Ullapool Health Centre
7th July / North / Refresher / 11.00 – 1.00 / Meeting Room, Lawson Memorial
26th July / SE / ABIs & Under
Age Drinkers / 1.00 – 4.00 / Brodie Room, New CraigsHospital
18th Aug / Mid / ABIs & Under
Age Drinkers / 1.00 – 4.00 / Training Room, CountyCommunityHospital
24th Aug / SE / Refresher / 1.00 - 3.00 / Brodie Room, New CraigsHospital
  • All participants receive a certificate of course completion for PDP / KSF purposes
  • To make a request or register for a place on any of the above training sessions in

North CHP please forward your name, designation, phone no and email address to:

, M: 0750 0443635

  • To make a request or register for a place on any of the above training sessions in

SE CHP please forward your name, designation, phone no and email address to:

, M: 0774 876 1680

  • To make a request or register for a place on any of the above training sessions in

Mid CHP please forward your name, designation, phone no and email address to:

, T: 01463 704731, M: 0778 700 4848

For information on training sessions in Argyll & Bute CHP, please contact , T: 01436 655076

For information on training sessions in RaigmoreHospital, please contact

, T: 01463 706224