Gateshead Council has been urged to do more to tackle the harms of alcohol, especially on the town's children.
In 2019-2020, Gateshead saw 972 alcohol-related hospital admissions per 100,000 patients, way ahead of the national average of 632. Hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease for men are approximately 350 per 100,000, while the national average sits below 200.
Women in Gateshead account for 160 alcohol-related liver disease admissions per 100,000. The national average is around 80.
