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ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Europe2022

Impact of public health team engagement in alcohol licensing on health and crime outcomes in England and Scotland: A comparative timeseries study between 2012 and 2019.

Frank de Vocht, Cheryl McQuire, Claire Ferraro, Philippa Williams, Madeleine Henney, Colin Angus, Matt Egan, Andrea Mohan, Richard Purves, Nason Maani and 7 more

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Article in The Lancet regional health. Europe, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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17 authors.

Frank de VochtPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Cheryl McQuirePopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Claire FerraroPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Philippa WilliamsPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.
Madeleine HenneySchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK.
Colin AngusSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK.
Matt EganDepartment of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
Andrea MohanSchool of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, UK.
Richard PurvesInstitute for Social Marketing & Health, University of Stirling, UK.
Nason MaaniDepartment of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
Niamh ShorttSchool of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Laura MahonSPECTRUM Consortium, UK.
Gemma CromptonAlcohol Focus Scotland, UK.
Rachel O'DonnellInstitute for Social Marketing & Health, University of Stirling, UK.
James NichollsInstitute for Social Marketing & Health, University of Stirling, UK.
Linda BauldSPECTRUM Consortium, UK.
Niamh FitzgeraldSPECTRUM Consortium, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/S037519/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Public health teams (PHTs) in England and Scotland engage to varying degrees in local alcohol licensing systems to try to reduce alcohol-related harms. No previous quantitative evidence is available on the effectiveness of this engagement. We aimed to quantify the effects of PHT engagement in alcohol licensing on selected health and crime outcomes. Methods: 39 PHTs in England ( Findings: There was no clear evidence of any associations between the primary exposure metric and the public health or crime outcomes examined, nor between cumulative PHIAL scores or change in PHIAL score and any outcomes. There were no significant associations in England or Scotland when analysed separately or between outcomes and lagged exposure metrics. Interpretation: There is no clear evidence that allocating PHT resources to engaging in alcohol licensing is associated with downstream reductions in alcohol-related health harms or crimes, in the short term or over a seven year follow-up period. Such engagement likely has benefits in shaping the licensing system to take account of health issues longer term, but as current systems cannot reduce alcohol availability or contain online sales, their potential benefits are somewhat constrained. Funding: The ExILEnS project is funded by the NIHR Public Health Research Programme (project number 15/129/11). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.

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AlcoholAlcohol licensingAmbulanceCrimesGrowth modelsHospital admissionsPolicyPublic healthTimeseries

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