Roadshow comes to Blackburn and Burnley to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage
People at risk of liver disease are being encouraged to get their liver checked for free in Blackburn outside the Town Hall, King William Street, BB1 7DY on Friday 24th November and in St James’s Street, Burnley BB11 1QL on Saturday 25th November – with the arrival of...
Emergency Department Opt-Out Testing: Thousands tested and diagnosed with HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
A new report published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the University of Bristol has found that the NHSE Emergency Opt-Out testing Programme for bloodborne viruses has helped to diagnose thousands of people with serious infections. Nearly two...
The British Liver Trust calls on the government to keep their pledge to rollout liver scanning services
You may have seen this reported on Good Morning Britain today. The government has reneged on its pledge to offer liver scans in the newly announced Community Diagnostic Centres in England, warns the UK’s leading liver health charity. The British Liver Trust raised...
New guidelines on treatment for cirrhosis
In this blog Dr Dina Mansour explains what is covered in the new guidelines. The British Society of Gastroenterology, in partnership with the British Association for Study of Liver, the British Liver nurse association and the British Liver Trust have recently...