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Alcohol and drug referrals 2019 to 2023 (FOI)

Alcohol and drug referrals 2019 to 2023 (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 06 July 2023.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

Please provide the figures for the numbers of individuals who have received an alcohol or drug referral to Health and Community Services from 2019 to the present by year, including specific referrals from the Emergency Department to the Alcohol Liaison Nurses, as follows:

A

The number of Alcohol Pathway Community referrals.

B

The Hospital Alcohol Liaison Service figures.

C

The number of opiates referrals.

D

The number of other drug referrals.

E

The Young Persons Substance Misuse Worker figures.

For reference, please see the below Freedom of Information request:

Numbers of homeless and alcoholics (FOI)

Response

Please note, any referral for a person under the age of 25 is considered a ‘Young Person’ referral. 

Annual totals provided in respect of referrals to specified services / by specified substances include those made for anyone under the age of 25. Figures for the total number of referrals per annum for those aged under 25 are also detailed separately in response to Question (e).

A

Alcohol Pathway referrals per annum, from 2019 to date:

Year

Referrals

2019401
2020400
2021376
2022380
2023 to date190


B

Alcohol Liaison Nurse referrals per annum, from 2019 to date, broken down to inpatient ward referrals and Emergency Department (ED) referrals:

YearWard Referrals

ED Referrals 

2019915560
2020693402
2021774345
2022750444
2023 to date322176


C

Opiate referrals per annum, from 2019 to date:

Year

Referrals 

201956
202067
202157
202242
2023 to date19


D

Other drug referrals per annum, from 2019 to date:

Year

Referrals

201970
202048
202144
202273
2023 to date18


E

Young Person referrals per annum, from 2019 to date:

Year

Referrals 

201964
202057
202164
202258
2023 to date27


As noted above, figures for Young Person referrals (under the age of 25) are also included in the annual referral totals provided for specified substances / services.

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