Firefighters have warned Britain being "unprepared" for a heatwave is a "disaster waiting to happen". Wildfires have devastated parts of Europe in recent weeks, with Greece, Spain and Italy affected.
07.07.2023 - 19:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A warning has been issued after the number of hospital admissions linked to a potentially deadly disease has seen a sharp rise. There has been a 22 per cent increase in liver disease hospital admissions in England in just one year, according to recent health figures published.
The condition is said to often remain "silent" and can be hard to spot in its very early stages. And the very few symptoms that do manifest only tend to show once the liver is already damaged and scarred.
The British Liver Trust is calling for action, saying the data "sounded alarm bells." The figures have shown almost 15,000 more people confirmed to have the disease have been admitted to hospitals in England in a single year, BirminghamLive reports.
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There were 82,290 admissions in the financial year ending 2022 compared to 67,458 in 2021. This is up by almost 47 per cent compared to 10 years ago..
Vanessa Hebditch, Director of Policy at the British Liver Trust, said "These figures once again demonstrate how action is needed. The British Liver Trust is calling for a prompt and comprehensive review of adult liver services to address the huge variation and inequalities in liver disease treatment outcomes and care. The surge in hospital admissions emphasises the urgent need for immediate action to tackle the growing burden of liver disease on the NHS and society as a whole."
Liver disease often remains silent in its early stages, exhibiting minimal to no symptoms. However it is almost entirely preventable with the major risk factors being alcohol, obesity and hepatitis B and C which account for up to nine out of 10 cases.
But the Trust warned:
Firefighters have warned Britain being "unprepared" for a heatwave is a "disaster waiting to happen". Wildfires have devastated parts of Europe in recent weeks, with Greece, Spain and Italy affected.
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