A leading health organisation claims that there are "alarming variations" in the number of people with asthma admitted to hospital in an emergency depending on where they live. For instance, figures for 2010-11 in England show the admission rate for children in Liverpool was 19 times higher than in the London area of Tower Hamlets. Bosses at Asthma UK allege that good care and management of the condition could prevent three-quarters of admissions. Emily Humphreys, head of policy and public affairs at Asthma UK, says, "Quality of asthma care is of paramount importance - we estimate that 75 per cent of hospital admissions could be prevented with the right care and management. For example, people who don't have written asthma action plans are four times more likely to be hospitalised." About one in 11 children and one in 12 adults in the U.K. suffers from asthma.
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