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It’s good to see our 'Practice matters' piece highlight the new Department of Health and Social Care clinical guidelines for alcohol, which incorporates the lived experience of people who have been through alcohol treatment and recovery. As GPNs we can ask people about diet, exercise, alcohol, smoking, drugs, screen time, gambling etc and guide those interested to resources that may help them with lifestyle changes for health gain. Drinkaware is one resource I signpost people to. As well as lots of key facts, hints and tips to help people reduce their alcohol consumption, it has a Drinking Check incorporating the WHO AUDIT tool and a unit and calorie counter.