In 2008, Bedfordshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team (B:DAT) commissioned Perpetuity to undertake an alcohol needs assessment. The main aim of the assessment was to gather a body of evidence to inform the development of a local alcohol strategy. The needs assessment invited contributions from local professionals, service users and significant others who commented on current alcohol treatment service provision covering education/prevention and treatment, with a particular focus on gaps in services and recommendations for improvement.

The findings of the needs assessment provided B:DAT and its local partners with a body of evidence to inform the development of a local alcohol strategy. Some of the key recommendations to emerge from the study have provided a foundation on which local partners can commission a treatment system that is built on evidence based practice.

You can download the full report free below.

Download the Alcohol Needs Assessment/Strategy Development Report.