Question reference: S3W-36229
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 10 September 2010
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 October 2010
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost of alcohol abuse is to each NHS board.
Answer
The total costs to healthcare services in Scotland of alcohol misuse was estimated by the York Health Economics Consortium, University of York, to be £267.8 million (mid-point) in 2007, however, this figure is not broken down by NHS board.
The following is the original answer (published on 23 September 2010); see below.
The total costs to healthcare services in Scotland of alcohol misuse was estimated by the York Health Economics Consortium, University of York, to be £268.8 million (mid-point) in 2007, however, this figure is not broken down by NHS board.