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Abstracts for Alcohol and Expeditions, Free Paper Session
Abstracts for Alcohol and Expeditions, Free Paper Session, Thursday 17 September 11.15–12.00, Pippard Lecture Theatre
Effect of 24-hour alcohol licensing on emergency departments: the South Yorkshire experience
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Background
The Alcohol Licensing Act (2003) was introduced to England and Wales on 23 November 2005. A single-centre study in 2007 from St Thomas’ Hospital concluded that their alcohol-related attendances had significantly increased after the implementation of this Act. We aimed to assess whether this finding …