Written question asked by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 12 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of admissions to accident and emergency which are directly related to the individual's use of alcohol. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of admissions to accident and emergency is directly related to the individual's use of alcohol. [139247] Miss Melanie Johnson: The Government's latest estimate of the proportion of alcohol-related attendances at accident and emergency was prepared by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's strategy unit as part of their project to develop an Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England. This work indicated that 41 per cent. of all accident and emergency attendances were alcohol related, rising to 70 per cent. between midnight and five a.m. on Saturday night. These estimates were prepared using specially commissioned research, and were published as part of the strategy unit's interim analysis on the harms associated with alcohol misuse on 19 September 2003.Agency Staff

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 139247; 413 c1360W;413 c1356W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Admissions Alcoholic drinks Misuse Accident and emergency departments
Contains statistics: Yes
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