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Enhancing Alcohol Policy Compliance in Hospitals

This survey evaluates the impact of implementing an alcohol-free hospital policy for staff. Findings show a need for better awareness and support, with recommendations for education, intervention, and ongoing dialogue.

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Enhancing Alcohol Policy Compliance in Hospitals

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  1. Maintaining an Alcohol PolicyVibeke Thygesen, MD Bispebjerg University Hospital,Copenhagen, Denmark

  2. The survey Purpose Toevaluate the effect of implementing a policy for a alcohol-free hospital for staff-members Material and Methods Anonymised questionnaire sent to 3,606 staff-members

  3. Response rate 75% Questionnaire sent to 3,606 127 excluded 700 drop-outs 156 returned blank 2,623 returned Administrative staff73% Physicians 71% Nurses 79% Social-/health ass. and ass. nurses 63% Physical and occup. therapists74% Non-health care workers 61%

  4. Alcohol intake- rate exceeding Danish recommendation %

  5. Do you know the policy? • 83% of staff-members knew of the hospitals alcohol policy • Only 35% (one third) knew, who their alcohol key person was

  6. Do you want to changes drinking habits? • 5% of all staff-members wanted to change their drinking habits • 74% wanted help if they had a alcohol problem

  7. How can the hospital help staff-members? • Reducing stress • Early intervention • Leaders adhere to the policy • Offering treatment

  8. Strategy for improvement More information and dialogue Health promotion policy Proposals and idears from staff-members

  9. What do we do? • Educate alcohol key persons • Dialouge based meetings for alcohol key persons • More information to staff-members as • by Intra-net • by booklets • Supervise leaders and key persons • Offer treatment in local Alcohol-unit

  10. Conclusion From survey • Staff-members consume less alcohol than the Danish population • 85% knew the policy - only 35% knew their alcohol key person • Proposals from the staff-members have been discovered Intervention • More information: Quantity and quality • A number of activities should be carried out empowering alcohol key persons and staff-members

  11. Maintaining an alcohol policyis still a challenge– a never-ending story Thank You

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