COLCHESTER had one of the lowest rates of hospital admissions for liver disease in the year to March 2022, figures show.
Figures from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities suggest there were 150 hospital admissions for liver disease in Colchester last year – equivalent to 83 admissions for every 100,000 people.
This was lower than an average of 153 hospitalisations per 100,000 people across England – and one of the lowest rates in the country.
Figures also show men are more likely to be hospitalised for liver disease.
In Colchester, there were 111 admissions for liver disease per 100,000 men in the area, compared to 58 for women.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “Identifying disease early in those at-risk and supporting them to stop drinking is key to halt or even reverse damage to the liver."
“That’s why it’s good news an increasing number of people are coming forward for alcohol risk assessments as part of the NHS health check," they added.
They added how they are investing £532 million into drug and alcohol treatment services, and care teams in hospitals with the most alcohol-related hospital admissions.
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