Written question asked by Tim Yeo (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2002. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: (Pursuant to reply on 12.07.2002 at 388 c1267-8W) To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the number of (a) admissions to hospital, (b) visits to a GP and (c) other interfaces with the National Health Service that were alcohol related and their combined cost in each of the last five years. - Inc tables.

Answer: Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the number of (a) admissions to hospital, (b) visits to a GP and (c) other interfaces with the National Health Service that were alcohol related and their combined cost in each of the last five years. [67020] Ms Blears: [pursuant to her reply 12 July 2002, col. 1267W]: I regret my previous answer was incorrect. This was a mathematical error. In table 1, National Health Service hospital admissions where there was a primary diagnosis of selected alcohol related disease, the total figure for 1997-98 should read, 45,800. In table 2, Estimated cost of alcohol misuse to the NHS, England and Wales, 1999, the total cost to NHS should read, £208 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67020; 392 c437-8W;392 c449-50W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Admissions Alcoholic drinks Alcoholism Hospitals General practitioners NHS Primary care Misuse
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk