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This resource brings together a collection
of sources of information on alcohol; its use and misuse and the impact it has
on health and well-being.
Information is included on national,
regional and local policies, the prevalence of alcohol use/misuse, the cost of
alcohol related harms through health, crime and social impacts, and the need
for services, service provision and indicators/outcome measurement.
Work on this resource is ongoing and the information will be updated as new material becomes available.
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Alcohol in the East Midlands
Alcohol JSNA Template
EMPHO have produced a template outlining possible indicators to use in creating a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for Alcohol. This includes a framework of potential indicators, their definition, the geographic level available and the source of the data.
Alcohol Related Accident & Emergency Attendances: a scoping study
EMPHO have produced a report looking at the routine data currently collected in A&E departments. The report aims to:
- Scope what A&E data is readily available
- Examine A&E data quality for each provider in the East Midlands
- Investigate the potential of A&E data to inform local work on preventing alcohol related harm, including proposals for action that might be taken to improve data usability
Understanding NI39 in the East Midlands
EMPHO have recently produced a report looking at the national indicator for hospital admissions for alcohol related harm (NI39) in more detail for the East Midlands. This report looks at links with deprivation, breakdown of admissions by sex, age and cause, re-admissions, elective versus non-elective admissions, zero bed days and day of the week of admissions. It also uses People 2 Places segmentation tool to examine which segmentation groups are most likely to be admitted to hospital for alcohol related harm, and to provide areas with information to target social marketing interventions.
Local level versions of NI39 detailed analysis are now available for the East Midlands. This analysis is provided at PCT and top-tier local authority level are available:
East Midlands LAPE indicator summary
The latest Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE 2009) have been released by the North West Public Health Observatory. This is the fourth annual publication of LAPE. The profiles contain 23 alcohol-related indicators for every local authority and primary care trust in England.
EMPHO have created a summary of the East Midlands indicators from the LAPE tool. This indicator spreadsheet shows East Midlands Local Authorities and PCTs ranked with the most challenged areas highlighted. It also shows “traffic light” indicators for Local Authorities based on significant difference from the East Midland average.
Pub and club data
Using data available from InterestMap from Dotted Eyes, EMPHO have created a measure of pub density and created maps showing the top five cities in the country for highest pub density. Two of the top five cities are in the East Midlands (Nottingham and Derby City).
Pubs, clubs and ambulance pick ups
Building on previous work using ambulance call out data, EMPHO have created maps showing pubs and clubs in relation to alcohol related ambulance pick-ups for the nine Home Office priority areas in the East Midlands (Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Corby, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Mansfield and Nottingham). This work using ambulance data is due to be expanded in future to include further analyses.
Alcohol and the East Midlands
This briefing, produced jointly by EMPHO and GO-EM, provides a summary of the issues for the region's policy makers and practitioners:
- Overview of the alcohol problem in the East Midlands: consumption and its direct and indirect consequences.
- Safe. Sensible. Social. The Government strategy.
- The Drink Debate. Local public consultation on the issue.
- East Midlands policy initiatives
Indications of Public Health in the English Regions 8: Alcohol
The Association of Public Health Observatories has published 'Indications of Public Health in the English Regions 8: Alcohol'. This is the eighth report in this series which address areas covered by the Choosing Health White Paper. A regional summary has been produced by the East Midlands Public Health Observatory, which explores the impact of alcohol across the region and compares the East Midland’s position to the rest of England.
Alcohol in the East Midlands Briefing Paper, EMPHO 2006
The purpose of this briefing is to review the available information on the impact of alcohol in the East Midlands in order to identify gaps in information, preventive and care services. Data are correct as of 2006.
East Midlands Alcohol Harm Reduction Steering Board
The East Midlands Alcohol Harm Reduction Steering Board is a regional multi-agency strategic group with responsibility for overseeing the production and implementation of the regional response to the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy and ensuring it also integrates with Investment for Health, and the Regional Reducing Re-offending Action Plan (Changing Ways). The group is jointly chaired by the Department of Health and the Home Office and has high level regional representation from the Department for Education and Skills, Youth Justice Board, Department for Community and Local Government, NOMS, the Strategic Health Authority, the National Treatment Agency and voluntary sector representation through Nottingham APAS.
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