Claim: A&E; admissions for alcohol poisoning have doubled.
Fact-check: Have A&E admissions for alcohol poisoning doubled? - Full Fact
Verdict: the attendance rate to a&e for alcohol poisoning has doubled over six years, according to research. this counts people regardless of what treatment they get and isn't the same as being admitted to a ward. emergency admissions to a hospital ward due to alcohol have increased by over a half over a period of nine years.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-12-22T00:00:00