Alcohol

Statistical Publication Notice

18 December 2007

Alcohol related hospital statistics 

INTRODUCTION

• 2006/07 for alcohol-related discharges from general acute hospitals
• 2005/06 for alcohol-related discharges from psychiatric hospitals

KEY POINTS

• In 2006/07, there were 41,651 discharges from acute general hospitals with an alcohol-related diagnosis, a rate of 762 per 100,000 population.  Over the last five years, the discharge rate has increased by 7 per cent from 710 per 100,000 population in 2002/03.
• Of those discharges with an alcohol-related diagnosis (41,651) almost half (20,405) are for people aged 50 year old and over.
• In 2005/06, there were 3,398 psychiatric inpatient discharges with an alcohol-related diagnosis (main diagnosis), a rate of 64 per 100,000 population. 
• In 2005/06, of all psychiatric inpatient discharges with alcohol-related conditions (4,183) around a third were for people aged 50 years old and over.

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MAIN CONTACTS:

Stephen Pavis
Assistant Head of Group, Epidemiology and Statistics Group
0131 275 6670
stephen.pavis@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

Laura Blackwood
Senior Information Researcher / Analyst
0131 275 6482
laura.blackwood@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

Sita Smith
Principal Information Analyst
0131 275 6794
sita.smith@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

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HISTORY OF THIS PUBLICATION:

Last Published: January 2007 (as part of Alcohol Statistics Scotland 2007)
Next Due: December 2008

Main contact: Stephen Pavis

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