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Written question asked by Andrew Griffiths (Conservative) on Monday, 2 December 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 December 2013 (named day). It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Thursday, 5 December 2013 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were admitted to hospital (a) once, (b) twice, (c) three times and (d) four times or more with (i) a condition directly attributable to alcohol and (ii) another alcohol-related condition in each year since 2008.

Answer

The following table contains the sum of the estimated alcohol-related admissions to hospital once, twice, three times and four times or more with a condition wholly attributable to alcohol for 2009-10 to 2012-13.

The information is not available in the format requested for 2008-09.

Sum of estimated alcohol admissions to hospital once, twice, three times and four times or more with a condition wholly attributable to alcohol for 2009 -10 to 2012-13
Number of admissions
 2009-10
 2010-11
 2011-12
 2012-13
1
 127,228
 136,110
 141,249
 137,053
2
 23,116
 25,053
 26,397
 25,559
3
 8,558
 9,208
 9,926
 9,729
4
 10,815
 11,860
 12,845
 12,322
Note:
Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector.
Source:
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)

It is not possible to estimate how many people were admitted to hospital once, twice, three times and four times or more with alcohol-related conditions that are not wholly attributable to alcohol. Estimates of the number of admissions involving conditions that are not wholly attributable to alcohol are made by applying information from research about the percentage of instances of that condition that can be attributed to alcohol.

However, it is not possible to infer reliably from the information available centrally how many instances of patients who have been admitted to hospital a number of times with such conditions, were alcohol-related.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
179697; 571 cc791-2W
Session
2013-14
Subjects
Admissions Alcoholic drinks Hospitals Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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