We're delighted that the Integrated Care Journal (UK) has reported on our White Paper (published January 2026). They write, "Based on a nationally representative survey of more than 2,000 UK adults, the report finds that NHS alcohol treatment pathways are undermined by the “foundational assumption… that individuals at clinical risk will recognise their drinking as problematic and will therefore seek help, accept referral, or respond to messaging targeted at ‘heavy drinkers’ or ‘problem drinkers'".

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They go on to quote Dr Dan Poulter (a Conservative MP from 2010-2024 and former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Health) who provided the foreword to the White Paper, "“It’s not about introducing more services in the health service,” he said. “It’s about designing different services that reflect how alcohol risk is actually identified and how the NHS operates under unprecedented capacity pressures [...] Moving from self-identification to objective screening, in parallel to offering digital, community-based withdrawal services, will help people avoid reaching crisis point and subsequently placing avoidable pressure on the NHS and costing billions."

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The full article can be found here.

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The White Paper (co-published with Sussex University and Adfam) can be found here.

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