Health experts are concerned following an increase in hospital admissions at the hands of a "silent" but potentially deadly condition. Charities are calling for urgent action to address increasing rates of liver disease across England.
In the financial year ending 2022, hospital admissions where the primary diagnosis was liver disease rose by 22 per cent. There were 82,290 admissions in 2022 compared to 67,458 in 2021, according to the latest NHS data.
It comes following an increasing trend which has seen liver disease-induced hospital admissions increase by almost 47 per cent compared to ten years ago, BirminghamLive reports. Worryingly, experts say that people living in deprived areas are more likely to be at risk of developing liver disease.
