This publication series presents or signposts to a range of information relating to alcohol use and misuse, drug misuse, obesity and smoking drawn from a variety of sources for England unless otherwise stated.
From Tuesday 1st July to Tuesday 12th August 2025 inclusive a further consolidation of the Statistics for Public Health publication will be held. At present, statistics on admissions for alcohol use are signposted to OHID's Local Area Profiles for England. It is intended to signpost further sections of the publication to other existing publications where the same data and analysis is presented. This would provide the benefits of ensuring that analysis is presented alongside complementary information (enabling greater bench marking), is produced by subject matter experts using the most relevant and up to date data and minimises burden on resources by reducing duplication. In addition, during the Health and social care statistical outputs consultation feedback on proposed changes to the Statistics of Public Health publication were positive and supported a move towards more signposting to existing outputs.
If the proposals are accepted the current Statistics for Public Health publication would only include the signposting page (Part 5) that would also include signposting and guidance to the new data sources described below. It would also cease to be an Accredited Official Statistics (National Statistic).
To read more about these proposals and provide your feedback please follow the link to the consultation page under resources below.