Sociodemographic patterns of patients engaging with an acute hospital Alcohol Care Team:  an underused resource

Ben Noble; Darren Quelch; Nyle Davies; Bev John; Gareth Roderique-Davies; Carol  Appleyard; Arlene Copland; Sally Bradberry

doi:10.1080/07347324.2024.2420775

Sociodemographic patterns of patients engaging with an acute hospital Alcohol Care Team: an underused resource

Ben Noble, Darren Quelch^*, Nyle Davies, Bev John, Gareth Roderique-Davies, Carol Appleyard, Arlene Copland, Sally Bradberry

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Abstract

Alcohol care teams represent a unique resource to deliver holistic care for those presenting to acute hospital services with alcohol-related ill-health. However, most existing data regarding the characteristics of individuals engaging with alcohol support services concern those involved with community services. We reviewed the sociodemographic and alcohol-use characteristics of patients presenting to the Sandwell and West-Birmingham NHS Trust Alcohol Care team between 2018 and 2023. Patients engaging with Alcohol Care Teams in hospitals represent a population of significant vulnerability, driven by multiple sociodemographic and alcohol-use characteristics. These patients are distinct from those in community service treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	275-289
Number of pages	15
Journal	Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Volume	43
Issue number	2
Early online date	26 Oct 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2024.2420775
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 26 Oct 2024

Keywords

Alcohol care team
alcohol dependence
alcohol withdrawal
service delivery
sociodemographics

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