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NHS Digital data shows drinking excessively was the “main reason” for 380,000 hospitalisations in 2018/19.
Smoking: the highest number of smoking related deaths in England – 750 and 1,550 hospital admissions; Respiratory conditions: the second-highest rate of early death in England; Heart disease: 350 deaths under the age of 75; Alcohol: double the average hospital admissions in England; Diabetes: 27,000 diagnosed patients – 5.9% of the population
Consumption of alcohol is directly related to the amount of alcohol consumed and length of consumption. Indicators of good prognosis include the following: successfully quitting the consumption of alcohol (associated with decreased hospital admissions), and patient compliance with beta blockers. [ 9 ]
Historically, beer has been the most popular choice of drink in Britain, but since the 1960s and more prominently the 1980s wine consumption has mostly taken up beer's previous market domination within the UK. In 2018, beer consumption once again became the most consumed type of alcohol within the UK with 8.5 billion pints sold in the year ...
The Institute of Alcohol Studies charity said its data suggests a more than 40% increase in the cost of harm since 2003. Harm caused by alcohol costs £27.4bn a year in England – figures Skip to ...
Elsewhere, four GP practices in Somerset are trialling a system that highlights patients with complex needs, as well as those deemed at risk of hospital admission or who rarely contact the surgery.
High rates of alcohol related illnesses pose a major public health challenge for Scotland. NHS Scotland estimate that there were 3,705 deaths attributable to alcohol consumption in 2015, this equates to 6.5% or around 1 in 15 of the deaths for the whole of Scotland for that year.
More than a million hospital admissions overall had obesity as a factor, a 17% rise on the 876,000 the year before.