Petition · past parliament
Fine those who need medical treatment due to excessive alcohol consumption.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Alcohol-related admissions put A&E departments under severe pressure.
Recent estimates have suggested that up to 3 in every 10 patients attending A&E in the UK are there because of alcohol – Around 7 in 10 A&E admissions between midnight and 5am at weekends are thought to be linked to alcohol.
Recent estimates have suggested that up to 3 in every 10 patients attending A&E in the UK are there because of alcohol – Around 7 in 10 A&E admissions between midnight and 5am at weekends are thought to be linked to alcohol.
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in the UK has risen 115% in the past 10 years - Alcohol is estimated to cost the NHS around £3.5bn per year, which amounts to £120 for every taxpayer. Overall, treating alcohol-related conditions costs the NHS about 3.6% of its annual budget.
Not only are drunken patients some of the most time consuming, the verbal and physical abuse many A&E staff face from drunken patients could be reduced and possibly avoided by enforcing fines.
Not only are drunken patients some of the most time consuming, the verbal and physical abuse many A&E staff face from drunken patients could be reduced and possibly avoided by enforcing fines.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Apr 2017
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