Improving surveillance for hepatocellular cancer – North West London project
Patients with underlying liver problems are at risk of getting liver cancer (hepatocellular cancer (HCC)). These patients are recommended to have an ultrasound scan of their liver every 6 months to try and pick-up HCC early, when it may be cured. Currently only 30% of...
Centre for Precision Cell Therapy for the Liver PRaCTicAL
The British Liver Trust are excited to be working with NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Services (SNBTS) and Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult as part of a collaboration to create the first ‘Centre for Precision Cell Therapy for...
NHS Blood and Transplant are seeking the views of patients on living donor liver transplantation
Living donor liver transplantation emerged across the world in the early 1990s in response to the shortfall in available donor organs for patients in need of a liver transplantation. Since 1998, paediatric centres in the UK have been offering living donor...
Obesity Health Alliance calls for levelling up of health inequalities
The Obesity Health Alliance has produced a new document highlighting the stark health inequalities experienced by people who are overweight or obese in the UK. While excess weight is prevalent nationwide, there are major disparities across age groups, geographical...