The London Alcohol Statistics Project was established by LDAN to collect alcohol treatment statistics
across London. There is no overall body with responsibility for monitoring alcohol treatment and its
outcomes. This means it is very difficult to compare alcohol treatment activity with drug treatment,
and to compare activity in one area or borough with another. The Alcohol Statistics Project set out to
explore the extent to which alcohol treatment statistics may be compared with drug treatment
statistics, and to highlight infrastructure and capacity issues for alcohol treatment providers in data
collection and outcome monitoring. Quantitative information was requested in National Drug
Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) format, and providers were interviewed. The project was
funded by the King’s Fund.