The study shows that a structured approach, focused on the individual patient and his or her drinking patterns, is much more effective. The study presents a robust attempt at calculating a financial cost-benefit analysis for the health intervention. The conclusion that resource allocation to primary prevention produces major overall resource savings, particularly in secondary care, will be of great relevance to total health care purchasers or such providers as Primary Care Trusts. The benefits are not restricted to the health care system. Accidents, injuries, and crime all decreased after the intervention, although some of the variables failed to reach statistical significance when taken individually.
Some questions arise from a lack of detail.
Some breakdown of the benefits by level of consumption would be useful. All rights reserved.