This release by Public Health Scotland (PHS) provides information on alcohol-related inpatient and day case activity within general acute and psychiatric hospitals in Scotland. This release covers general acute hospital activity for the financial years 1981/82 to 2022/23 and psychiatric hospital admissions from 1997/98 to 2022/23. Please note that for this March 2024 release the 2022/23 rates analysis figures are based on 2021 mid-year population estimates.

Main Points

In 2022/23 there were 31,206 alcohol-related hospital admissions (stays) in Scotland. The majority of these admissions (92%) were treated in general acute hospitals (28,800) with the remaining 8% of admissions (2,406) occurring in psychiatric hospitals.