abstract: Drink drive: emergency care alcohol liaison nurse at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, Sarah Needham has secured funding from University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust to set up a nine-month alcohol liaison pilot project. Ms Needham, whose work won her the Tyco Healthcare UK and RCN A&E Nursing Association award in 2000, is due to speak on the topic next month at a conference in Birmingham on tackling alcohol abuse. For details of the conference on October 11, call 0121 765 4222 or email castle.comm@which.net.