Information for patients regarding NHS staff strikes in December 2022
Trade unions representing NHS staff are in dispute with the Government over the 2022/23 pay award. A number of the unions have balloted their NHS members to take part in industrial action. As a result members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are striking on the...
New data reveals deadly impact of ‘pandemic drinking culture’ with record rise in alcohol-related liver disease deaths
The British Liver Trust is calling for the Government to take urgent action to tackle the UK’s ‘harmful’ drinking culture, exacerbated by the pandemic, as new figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that the number of people dying from alcohol-related...
British Liver Trust joins health and care agencies in demanding plan for increased NHS staffing in Wales
The British Liver Trust has joined forces with more than 30 other health and care bodies, including Cancer Research and The Royal College of Physicians, to call for a ‘desperately needed plan’ to increase staff across all professions and specialities in Wales and...
Entries open for 2023 Hepatology Nurse of the Year
The British Liver Trust is supporting the British Journal of Nursing ‘Hepatology/Liver Nurse’ award. We will be working with the British Liver Nurses Association to judge the entries and present the winners at the award ceremony in March 2023. Hepatology...