scholarly journals Alcohol misuse by the young: problems and solutions

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 81-81
Author(s):  
David Skuse
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Young People ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Alcohol Control ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
The Uk

Back in April 2006 (vol. 3, no. 2) we published papers on the theme of misuse of alcohol by young people, 3 years after the UK government had introduced the option of 24-hour drinking. The British Medical Association (BMA) subsequently recommended that there should be a programme of research to examine the consequences of this change to our drinking culture. In 2008, it reported on current trends in alcohol misuse (BMA Board of Science, 2008). An appendix to that report summarises the different alcohol control strategies pursued by the governments of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in the past few years. These are outlined in the document Safe. Sensible. Social. The Next Steps in the National Alcohol Strategy (HM Government, 2007).

scholarly journals Alcohol misuse among young people

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Skuse
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Medical Association ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Antisocial Behaviour ◽  
British Medical Association ◽  
The Other ◽  
Health Consequences ◽  
Considerable Controversy ◽  
Uk Government ◽  
The Uk

Recently, the UK government expressed concern about the rising tide of antisocial behaviour among young people who, in certain areas of the country, were habitually engaging in acts of minor delinquency – often fuelled by drink. On the other hand, legislation was introduced to make it legal for premises that sell alcohol to remain open longer, up to 24 hours a day. This latter arrangement has courted considerable controversy. For example, the British Medical Association commented that any extension to licensing hours requires a programme of research, after its introduction, to look at its health consequences - both acute and chronic.

scholarly journals The price of a drink: the potential of alcohol minimum unit pricing as a public health measure in the UK

2012 ◽  
Vol 201 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rice ◽  
Colin Drummond
Keyword(s):  
Control Measures ◽  
The Past ◽  
Alcohol Control ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Alcohol Taxation ◽  
Unit Pricing ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Alcohol Related Harm ◽  
Related Harm

SummaryThe UK has seen a dramatic increase in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm over the past 30 years. Alcohol taxation has long been considered a key method of controlling alcohol-related harm but a combination of factors has recently led to consideration of methods which affect the price of the cheapest alcohol as a means of improved targeting of alcohol control measures to curb the consumption of the heaviest drinkers. Although much of the evidence in favour of setting a minimum price of a unit of alcohol is based on complex econometric models rather than empirical data, all jurisdictions within the UK now intend to make selling alcohol below a set price illegal, which will provide a naturalistic experiment allowing assessment of the impact of minimum pricing.

scholarly journals Specialist inpatient services for people with learning disabilities across the four countries of the UK

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Hatton
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Young People ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Inpatient Service ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Inpatient Services ◽  
Trends Over Time ◽  
The Uk

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare data from national censuses on specialist inpatient service use by people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach National statistics (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) reporting inpatient service censuses including people with learning disabilities were accessed, with data extracted on trends over time, rate of service use, young people and length of stay. Findings The number and rate of people with learning disabilities in specialist inpatient services varied across the UK: 230 people in Scotland (rate 4.88 per 100,000 population); 3,250 people in England (5.48); 183 people in Wales (5.90); 144 people in Northern Ireland (7.82). The number of people in inpatient services in Northern Ireland halved over four years, in other areas reductions were modest. Between 5 and 8 per cent of people in inpatient services were children/young people. Median length of stay in the person’s current inpatient service varied: 19 months in England; 33 months in Scotland; three to five years in Northern Ireland. Social implications Different parts of the UK vary in the scale of their specialist inpatient services for people with learning disabilities. With the exception of Northern Ireland, which may still be in the last stages of completing a “regular” deinstitutionalisation programme, strong policy prescriptions for substantial reductions in specialist inpatient services are currently only resulting in modest reductions. Originality/value This paper is a first attempt to compare national inpatient service statistics across the UK. With increasing divergence of health and social service systems, further comparative analyses of services for people with learning disabilities are needed.

scholarly journals GLOBAL REGULATORY APPROACH TOWARDS M-HEALTH

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-12
Author(s):  
Akshay Anand M. ◽  
M.P. Venkatesh ◽  
Pramod Kumar T.M.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Association ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Medical Applications ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Regulatory Approach ◽  
Shed Light

The past decade has witnessed rapid advancement in telecommunication and computer technologies. The smart phone is one result of that technological development and has been adopted by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Innovators in the medical device industry quickly recognized the potential to use smartphones to expand the capabilities of healthcare professionals via mobile medical applications (apps) resident on these devices. These apps raise unique challenges for regulation by the drug regulatory authorities worldwide including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Medical Association (EMA) etc. The focus of this article is to shed light on the current trends and future aspects of the regulatory framework implied on the Mobile Health (mHealth).

Policy, education and poverty across the UK

2020 ◽  
pp. 11-36
Author(s):  
Gabrielle Ivinson ◽  
Ian Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Policy Enactment ◽  
Community Forum ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk

This chapter reports on and draws lessons from the BERA Commission on Poverty and Policy Advocacy which set up five seminars and a community Forum across regions in each of the four jurisdictions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The seminars highlighted differences between the differing political contexts of the four UK jurisdictions in terms of their conceptualisations and policy enactment around child poverty and the implications for teachers in each context. The BERA Commission found that the devolved contexts of the UK open up some limited but important spaces for difference and contestation. The chapter explores how attuning to the places where children and young people grow up provides an important lens on vulnerability, wellbeing and educational achievement.

Exploring the health risks of help-seeking military veterans living in different parts of the UK

2017 ◽  
Vol 164 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
RL Ashwick ◽  
D Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
The Uk

BackgroundLittle is known about the mental and physical health differences of treatment-seeking military veterans across the different nations that make up the UK. The aim of this research was to explore potential health differences in order to support better service planning.MethodsA random cross-sectional sample of treatment-seeking veterans residing in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was identified from a national mental health charity. 403 veterans completed a questionnaire highlighting their demographics, mental health and physical health difficulties. The data were analysed using a multinomial logistic regression with England as the baseline comparison.ResultsHelp-seeking veterans residing in Northern Ireland tended to be older, have experienced less childhood adversity, joined the military after the age of 18 and took longer to seek help. Additionally, veterans from Northern Ireland had higher levels of obesity, sensory, mobility and systemic problems and a greater number of physical health conditions. Scottish and Welsh veterans had a higher risk of smoking and alcohol misuse. No differences were found in mental health presentations.ConclusionThe findings from this paper suggest that a greater focus needs to be placed on treating physical problems in Northern Irish veterans. Alcohol misuse should be addressed in more detail in treatment programmes, particularly in Scotland and Wales. As few differences were found in the mental health presentations, this suggests that standardised services are adequate.

scholarly journals Equality and Devolution in the United Kingdom: A Story in Three Acts and a Sequel

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Paula Devine ◽  
Grace Kelly ◽  
Martina McAuley
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Good Friday ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Way

Within the United Kingdom (UK), many of the arguments driving devolution and Brexit focused on equality. This article assesses how notions of equality have been shaped over the past two decades. Using a chronology of theoretical, political and public interpretations of equality between 1998 and 2018, the article highlights the shifting positions of Northern Ireland (NI) and the rest of the UK. NI once led the way in relation to equality legislation, and equality was the cornerstone of the Good Friday/Belfast peace agreement. However, the Equality Act 2010 in Great Britain meant that NI was left behind. The nature of future UK/EU relationships and how these might influence the direction and extent of the equality debate in the UK is unclear. While this article focuses on the UK, the questions that it raises have global application, due to the international influences on equality discourse and legislation.

The Making of an Outsider: Growing Up in Poverty in Northern Ireland

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 453-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goretti Horgan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Disadvantaged Community ◽  
The Past

The young people who are the focus of this article grow up in communities ravaged by poverty and conflict. School is where they spend most of their time, but their experience of school is, generally, not motivating and increases their feelings of social exclusion; almost one in ten young people whose family depends on benefits leaves school with no educational qualifications and the future they see is bleak. Small wonder, then, that so many suffer from emotional and mental health problems and engage in self-harming behavior. This article will use qualitative data from two studies carried out over the past 5 years to explore the experiences of young people growing up in poverty in Northern Ireland and look at the extent of their exclusion from the norms of society. It will argue that this exclusion is such that some of them feel “outsiders” even within their own, disadvantaged, community, and this is dangerous in a society which is still emerging from conflict.

Twenty Years after: Statute of Limitations and the Asymmetric Burdens of Justice in Northern Ireland and Post-war Germany

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C K Martin Chung
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
House Of Commons ◽  
Parliamentary Debates ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
The Past ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Uk ◽  
British State ◽  
Reconciliation Process

Abstract In 2018, that is 20 years after the conclusion of the Belfast Agreement ending the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland known as the ‘Troubles’, the UK Government started a consultation on dealing with its legacy. The House of Commons Defence Committee proposes the enactment of a statute of limitations to shield veterans from further investigations into Troubles-related crimes. It would represent a ‘balanced’ approach to justice, as some paramilitary combatants had also received de facto amnesty through various schemes. This article argues that given the involvement of the British state in the historical conflict, a ‘balanced’ approach to dealing with the past is inadequate. Drawing on parallel parliamentary debates in Germany that began around 1965, that is also 20 years after the end of conflict, the article makes the case that an asymmetric approach is both promising and necessary for the reconciliation process to move forward.

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