Alcohol
In 2021/22 there were 504 hospital admissions per 100,000 people for alcohol-related conditions in the borough. This is statistically similar to the England rate of 494 (Office for Health Improvement & Disparities).
Problematic drinking behaviours
National data shows young people aged 16–24 are less likely to drink than any other age group. However, when they do drink, consumption on their heaviest drinking day tends to be higher than that of other age groups.
Whilst binge drinking is the most high profile risk behaviour associated with drinking alcohol it should also be acknowledged that regularly drinking more than the recommended limit can also cause significant health problems.
The impact of alcohol
Alcohol-related harm is a major health problem. As many as 28 per cent of men and 15 per cent of women in England drink alcohol in a way that presents an increasing risk to their health and wellbeing.
Alcohol use has health and social consequences for individuals, their families and the wider community. Drinking too much alcohol can increase the risk of getting a major disease such as mouth and throat cancers, liver cirrhosis, having a stroke and developing mental health problems. Reducing alcohol-related harm is one of the key indicators in health improvement.
Statistics on alcohol
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - Local alcohol profiles - this profile provides information to monitor the impact of alcohol on local communities and to monitor the services and initiatives that have been put in place to prevent and reduce the harmful impact of alcohol.
Guidance and information on alcohol
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - Alcohol: applying All Our Health - evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals reduce alcohol-related harm.
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - Alcohol and drug misuse prevention and treatment guidance - information and other resources to support commissioners, service providers and others providing alcohol and drug interventions.
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance - Alcohol - NICE have produced a number of documents that cover drinking alcohol including guidance on alcohol use disorders, prevention, school-based interventions and coexisting mental health and substance misuse issues.