MPs call for urgent action to tackle surging deaths caused by late diagnosis of liver disease
On Tuesday 17th January, the British Liver Trust and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Disease and Liver Cancer invited MPs from across 4 nations to attend an awareness raising event on the liver disease epidemic in the UK. 91 MPs joined us on the day to...
Support our call for opt-out testing of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in more emergency departments
The British Liver Trust has joined with other charities leading in the fight against Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV to call on the government to fund testing for blood-borne viruses in emergency departments across England. In an open letter launched today,...
Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day – calling for action to improve early diagnosis
Today (January 11th) is National Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day, which aims to highlight the critical importance of early diagnosis in improving survival and quality of life for people diagnosed with less survivable cancers including liver cancer. To mark the...
NHS industrial action (strikes)
Some NHS staff in England and Wales will be on strike at points in December. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are striking on 15 and 20 December 2022, members of the GMB, Unite and Unison (ambulance staff) are striking on 21 December 2022 and members of...