The team work in Somerset, where alcohol-related hospital admissions are higher than average.
The alcohol care team also carries out assessments on patients' motivation to reduce alcohol consumptionHospital patients who also have struggles with alcohol are being supported by a new service.
Laura Jones, Somerset FT's clinical service manager for gastroenterology and endoscopy, said the Taunton-based service aimed to reduce the number of patients admitted to hospital through alcohol misuse and shorten the length of hospital stays. "They'll either stay under the care of our team, or a referral could be made to an outside organisation, such as the Somerset Drug and Alcohol Service. We work closely with our psychiatric liaison team too."Consultant gastroenterologists, Dr Rudi Matull and Dr Tom Johnston, played a lead role in setting up the service
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