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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Wednesday, 25 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 September 2019. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Friday, 4 October 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were treated for alcohol-related illnesses in (a) York, (b) North Yorkshire and Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group area and (c) England in each year since 2010.

Answer

Public Health England (PHE) holds data on alcohol-related hospital admissions for each local authority area in England which is shown in the following table.

Alcohol specific hospital admissions between 2010-11 and 2017-18

Year

York

North Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

England

2010-11

841

2,679

1,234

284,660

2011-12

793

2,562

1,401

302,281

2012-13

891

2,480

1,232

293,859

2013-14

1,124

2,687

1,266

303,932

2014-15

1,138

3,134

1,279

301,056

2015-16

1,254

3,159

1,350

307,247

2016-17

1,281

3,163

1,495

298,797

2017-18

1,266

3,097

1,480

304,073

Source: Local Alcohol Profiles for England: https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles

Note: These three local authority areas cover the areas requested.

PHE also collects data on people who are in treatment for alcohol problems in the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), for each local authority area in England which is shown in the following table.

Numbers of people in treatment who reported alcohol as a problematic substance between 2010-11 and 2017-18

Area

York

North Yorkshire

East Riding of Yorkshire

England

2010-11

751

1,358

523

150,573

2011-12

604

1,507

516

149,403

2012-13

670

1,185

604

150,267

2013-14

703

1,046

712

155,381

2014-15

699

1,106

631

150,640

2015-16

743

1,340

637

144,908

2016-17

724

1,376

583

138,606

2017-18

635

1,339

511

131,008

Source: NDTMS: https://www.ndtms.net/

Note: These three local authority areas cover the areas requested.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
290945
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Health services Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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