Local projects have been submitted from around the United Kingdom from a range of different organisations. The aim of the local projects is to share what is being done to improve health in the community. This section has not been peer reviewed and the BMJ Group makes no guarantee about the accuracy of the information supplied. For more information contact the organiser of the local project directly. For our full website terms and conditions please click here.
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Brief Intervention and Screening Tool Training Project
| Description | GPs, practice staff and A&E staff are trained on how to implement brief interventions in primary care. |
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| Setting | General practices and A&E departments |
| Population | Patients with alcohol problems from 56 practices and two A&E departments. |
| Intervention | Training provided for GPs, practice staff and A&E staff on how to use the identified screening tool and how to implement brief interventions within a primary care setting. |
| Main Outcome | 120 people accessed the training in the first year. |
| Cost | Start-up - ; Running costs - Year 1 = £19 000 Year 2 = £18 445 Total costs of the two year project = £37 445; Total - |
| Contact Email | info@cadas.co.uk |
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Impact Integrated Medicine Partnership
| Description | Provides access to free acupuncture, chiropractic and homeopathy |
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| Setting | Primary care |
| Population | People living in deprived areas of Nottingham |
| Intervention | Acupuncture, chiropractic and homeopathy are provided for patients with long term conditions via GP/health professional referral |
| Main Outcome | Improvements in patients’ health and wellbeing, reduction in frequency of GP visit; reductions in prescribed medication; reductions in secondary care referrals; patient diversity; and patient satisfaction |
| Cost | Start-up - £70 000; Running costs - £170 000; Total - |
| Contact Email | fiona.robertson@impact-imp.co.uk |
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Viewpoint
| Description | A charity that supports mental health service users to be involved in developing and improving services. |
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| Setting | Mental health services |
| Population | People who have used mental health services in Hertfordshire |
| Intervention | Using local forums, service users can discuss issues and use their experiences to inform mental health services. Our members also provide training for mental health staff, students and probationary police officers to improve their understanding of the service user perspective. |
| Main Outcome | Improved mental health services |
| Cost | Start-up - ; Running costs - £120 000 per annum; Total - |
| Contact Email | info@hertsviewpoint.co.uk |
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Wansbeck Alcohol Project (WAP)
| Description | A structured alcohol service to detect and treat alcohol misuse. |
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| Setting | Primary care |
| Population | Any person over age of 18 who has difficulty with alcohol misuse. This may be a hazardous, harmful or dependant drinker. |
| Intervention | Training for primary care staff in the use of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C), brief interventions and referral to Wansbeck Alcohol Project for more intensive brief interventions and home detox. We also offer counselling, therapies and an alcohol support group. |
| Main Outcome | Reduction in alcohol use. |
| Cost | Start-up - £83 000; Running costs - £83 000 for 10 months; Total - |
| Contact Email | Duncan.Leith@gp-a84025.nhs.uk |
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