Alcohol

Excessive drinking is a major cause of disease and health inequalities are clearly evident as a result of alcohol-related harm.

The annual cost of alcohol misuse to society is around £21 billion. It was also estimated that there is a £3 social return for every £1 spent on alcohol treatment.
There is a 23-year life expectancy reduction in patients with alcohol-related conditions.
It is important to acknowledge the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on both the changes on alcohol consumption and access to care and treatment.

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We have produced the following needs assessments:

A number of organisations produce statistics relating to alcohol and its impact on health, both at national and local level.

NHS Digital publish a Statistics on Alcohol report and a Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People report.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) also provide information on alcohol consumption and misuse.
The Local Authority Alcohol Profiles (LAPE) contain a range of data, including mortality and hospital admissions.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) provides key information and data about alcohol misuse and treatment services. They also produce Liver Disease Profiles, which contain information on alcohol-related liver disease.
The OHID Public Health Profiles and Child Health Profiles provide snapshot overviews of health for local areas, and include some data on alcohol-related hospital admissions.
The Public Health Outcomes Framework also provides some hospital admissions and mortality data