NICE are now consulting on the evidence on school-based interventions on alcohol:
All registered stakeholders are invited to comment on the evidence that has been assembled to inform the development of the guidance. The evidence comprises a review of effectiveness and cost effectiveness plus an economic appraisal. This evidence will be considered by PHIAC in May in order to produce draft recommendations, to be released for consultation in July 2007.Key areas for comment:
The aim of this process is to enable stakeholders to consider the evidence gathered during this first phase and to provide the opportunity to comment, in particular on:
- major gaps in the evidence gathered, including papers in the published literature that we have not been able to identify
- queries around the interpretation of the evidence, both of single studies and the reviewed material as a whole
- the applicability of the evidence and its usefulness for the development of guidance
- issues relating to the cost-effectiveness analysis
This consultation on the draft summary of the evidence runs for 4 weeks from 8 May 2007 until 5 June 2007.
You can see the report they’re consulting on here (watch out it’s 255 pages long) and download a response form here.
