This sub-section presents data on alcohol-related ambulance attendances and hospital admissions, which may be considered to be objective indicators of increasing levels of drinking in the local population.
Alcohol-specific conditions are those where alcohol is causally implicated in all cases; for example, alcohol-induced behavioural disorders and alcohol-related liver cirrhosis. Alcohol-related conditions include all alcohol-specific conditions, plus those where alcohol is causally implicated in some but not all cases of the outcome; for example, hypertensive diseasesA, various cancers and falls.
Table 9 shows that alcohol-related ambulance attendances in Hackney and the City of London have remained steady since 2010-11.
Figure 13 shows that Hackney’s rate of admissions for alcohol-related unintentional injuries has been consistently higher than the regional average in recent years. The rate of admissions for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol is also notably higher in Hackney than London (Figure 14).
Source: London Ambulance Service, SafeStats (2016)
Notes: Data represents all ages. Alcohol-related incidents are defined where an alcohol-related illness is recorded or where a reference to alcohol has been found in a search of the various free-text fields recorded by the ambulance service.
Source: Local Alcohol Profiles England (LAPE), Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
Notes: Includes admissions to hospital where the secondary diagnoses is an alcohol-attributable unintentional injuries code. Children aged less than 16 years were only included for alcohol-specific conditions and for low birth weight. For other conditions, alcohol-attributable fractions were not available for children. Directly age standardised rate per 100,000 population European standard population.
Source: Local Alcohol Profiles England (LAPE), Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).
Notes: Admissions to hospital where the primary diagnosis is an alcohol-attributable mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol code. Children aged less than 16 years were only included for alcohol-specific conditions and for low birth weight. For other conditions, alcohol-attributable fractions were not available for children. Directly age standardised rate per 100,000 population European standard population.
Figure 15 shows lower rates of alcohol-specific hospital admissions in under 18s in Hackney and the City compared to the national average and many statistical peers. Local rates are not statistically different from London but are significantly lower than the national rate.
Source: Local Alcohol Profiles England (LAPE), Hospital Episode Statistics (HES)
Table 10 reports the number of Homerton hospital A&E attendances for alcohol-related assault over the past five years.
| Table 10: Number of Homerton A&E attendances for alcohol-related assault by financial year | |
| Financial Year | Number of A&E attendances for alcohol-related assault |
|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 169 |
| 2011/12 | 272 |
| 2012/13 | 283 |
| 2013/14 | 234 |
| 2014/15 | 210 |
Source: Homerton hospital A&E data (2016
Notes
- A group of disorders that includes heart failure, ischemic heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, and left ventricular hypertrophy (excessive thickening of the heart muscle)