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Written question asked by Lord Lansley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2005. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Monday, 19 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Alcohol

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many admissions to hospital via accident and emergency departments had an alcohol-related diagnosis in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) those aged 18 and over and (b) those aged under 18 (i) in total and (ii) broken down by strategic health authority area.
Answer

The information in the table gives the number of admissions to hospital via accident and emergency departments with an alcohol-related diagnosis in each year from 1997 to 2004 broken down by those aged 18 and over and those aged under 18. This is broken down by strategic health authority area and in total.

Counts of finished admission episodes where there was a primary diagnosis code for selected alcohol related diseases and admission methods(23)
1997–98 1998–99
Strategic health authority (SHA) of residence Agedunder 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known Agedunder 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic HA 135 413 — 98 483 1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA 152 381 1 143 454 —
Essex Strategic HA 49 464 — 42 395 —
North West London Strategic HA 51 736 4 44 888 9
North Central London Strategic HA 43 648 3 28 607 3
North East London Strategic HA 40 780 2 44 788 1
South East London Strategic HA 70 703 2 47 686 —
South West London Strategic HA 94 447 4 78 436 1
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA 220 606 7 184 759 1
County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic HA 260 465 — 200 479 1
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA 100 282 2 190 960 1
West Yorkshire Strategic HA 222 879 3 203 833 2
Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 231 1,035 2 196 977 1
Greater Manchester Strategic HA 265 1,211 1 239 1,269 1
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA 331 1,798 2 290 1,756 3
Thames Valley Strategic HA 82 528 3 93 477 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA 102 491 1 110 554 2
Kent and Medway Strategic HA 108 341 1 107 382 1
Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA 156 668 2 162 670 2
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic HA 108 433 — 137 493 2
South West Peninsula Strategic HA 138 491 — 97 398 —
Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 87 416 — 85 416 1
South Yorkshire Strategic HA 122 515 — 144 528 —
Trent Strategic HA 233 855 — 195 874 1
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA 109 251 2 108 294 —
Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic HA 168 544 — 134 506 1
Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic HA 204 1,112 4 201 1,052 1
West Midlands South Strategic HA 172 806 1 161 740 2
Scotland 4 15 — 2 20 —
England—Not Otherwise Specified 9 318 11 — — —
Wales 15 58 1 22 128 26
Foreign (incl. Isle of Man and Channel Islands) 4 23 — 9 29 —
Not known 89 478 616 18 613 19
Northern Ireland — 4 — — 7 —
Total 4,173 19,195 675 3,811 19,951 88
1999–2000 2000–01
Strategic health authority (SHA) of residence Agedunder 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known Agedunder 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic HA 134 528 — 134 526 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA 152 458 2 117 405 —
Essex Strategic HA 57 442 — 57 499 1
North West London Strategic HA 49 676 7 54 781 3
North Central London Strategic HA 50 661 7 48 661 2
North East London Strategic HA 50 887 1 30 732 1
South East London Strategic HA 68 733 1 51 696 1
South West London Strategic HA 86 471 2 101 508 2
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA 187 778 2 203 653 1
County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic HA 229 519 1 224 503 1
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA 246 957 2 213 751 —
West Yorkshire Strategic HA 231 929 3 163 1,049 —
Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 276 970 2 252 929 —
Greater Manchester Strategic HA 281 1,370 — 334 1,358 1
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA 314 1,809 3 313 1,925 2
Thames Valley Strategic HA 101 520 2 66 597 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA 132 551 — 130 528 2
Kent and Medway Strategic HA 122 379 3 92 410 2
Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA 198 652 2 229 720 7
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic HA 120 548 3 107 407 —
South West Peninsula Strategic HA 123 432 1 104 465 —
Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 83 489 1 93 299 1
South Yorkshire Strategic HA 168 524 — 137 518 —
Trent Strategic HA 252 1,012 — 228 1,034 —
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA 123 360 1 97 370 —
Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic HA 161 521 1 130 482 —
Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic HA 275 1,086 4 263 1,144 —
West Midlands South Strategic HA 191 845 — 183 772 1
Scotland 6 33 — 3 26 —
England—Not Otherwise Specified — — — 5 389 8
Wales 22 150 5 14 69 —
Foreign (incl. Isle of Man and Channel Islands) 13 24 — 10 29 2
Not known 33 661 14 30 321 15
Northern Ireland — 3 — — 4 —
Total 4,533 20,978 70 4,215 20,560 72
2001–02 2002–03
Strategic health authority (SHA) of residence Agedunder 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known Agedunder 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic HA 122 529 1 106 487 —
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA 169 430 1 141 400 —
Essex Strategic HA 42 457 — 51 441 —
North West London Strategic HA 60 797 20 58 823 3
North Central London Strategic HA 44 631 3 57 692 2
North East London Strategic HA 49 815 2 61 859 1
South East London Strategic HA 38 658 — 58 781 1
South West London Strategic HA 114 471 1 125 515 1
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA 147 618 — 151 696 —
County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic HA 178 487 — 119 499 —
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA 219 814 4 165 810 1
West Yorkshire Strategic HA 190 1,078 1 200 1,028 —
Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 252 1,110 2 239 1,081 4
Greater Manchester Strategic HA 278 1,401 — 262 1,331 —
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA 314 2,253 3 319 2,243 —
Thames Valley Strategic HA 125 614 10 86 636 —
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA 112 572 1 144 628 —
Kent and Medway Strategic HA 146 485 1 115 504 1
Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA 283 706 4 243 819 4
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic HA 133 570 1 118 537 1
South West Peninsula Strategic HA 102 499 — 122 565 —
Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 92 274 1 80 246 1
South Yorkshire Strategic HA 102 417 1 87 536 1
Trent Strategic HA 246 878 — 204 960 —
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA 90 264 — 79 327 —
Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic HA 143 528 — 131 628 —
Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic HA 242 1,146 1 181 1,246 2
West Midlands South Strategic HA 140 686 — 136 788 —
Scotland 1 27 — 6 19 —
England—Not Otherwise Specified 7 437 6 8 423 10
Wales 21 70 — 17 52 —
Foreign (incl. Isle of Man and Channel Islands) 6 39 — 10 30 —
Not known 39 368 12 25 303 9
Northern Ireland — 4 — — 6 —
Total 4,246 21,133 76 3,904 21,939 42
2003–04
Strategic health authority (SHA) of residence Aged under 18 Aged 18 and over Age not known
Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Strategic HA 138 664 —
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic HA 128 501 —
Essex Strategic HA 63 607 1
North West London Strategic HA 84 1,054 4
North Central London Strategic HA 61 741 2
North East London Strategic HA 81 1,000 1
South East London Strategic HA 86 972 —
South West London Strategic HA 133 682 1
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Strategic HA 109 758 2
County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic HA 134 625 —
North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA 249 840 —
West Yorkshire Strategic HA 185 1,118 —
Cumbria and Lancashire Strategic HA 225 1,118 1
Greater Manchester Strategic HA 331 1,673 —
Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic HA 348 2,569 1
Thames Valley Strategic HA 113 694 —
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Strategic HA 173 609 1
Kent and Medway Strategic HA 142 532 1
Surrey and Sussex Strategic HA 261 861 2
Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic HA 164 659 1
South West Peninsula Strategic HA 187 646 2
Dorset and Somerset Strategic HA 82 263 —
South Yorkshire Strategic HA 100 562 —
Trent Strategic HA 215 1,109 —
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland SHA 89 475 —
Shropshire and Staffordshire Strategic HA 167 784 —
Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic HA 233 1,437 4
West Midlands South Strategic HA 148 674 1
Scotland 6 41 —
England—Not Otherwise Specified 17 580 7
Wales 11 76 —
Foreign (incl. Isle of Man and Channel Islands) 9 46 5
Not known 29 337 22
Northern Ireland — 8 —
Total 4,501 25,315 59
Emergency (via accident and emergency services including the casualty department of the provider) Emergency (other means, including patients who arrive via accident and emergency department of another healthcare provider) NHS Hospitals, England 1997–98 to 2003–04
(23) Alcohol related diseases defined as following ICD-10 codes recorded in primary diagnosis: F10: Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol K70: Alcoholic liver disease T51: Toxic effect of alcohol
(24) Selected Methods of Admission:

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c2603-10W; 34215
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Admissions Alcoholic drinks Alcoholism Misuse Accident and emergency departments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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