Online support groups

Our virtual support groups are facilitated by our dedicated Outreach team and offer a safe, welcoming space for patients, carers, and family members affected by liver disease or liver cancer. These groups are designed to provide peer-to-peer support, helping you connect with others who understand what you’re going through.

Each session is a chance to share experiences, ask questions, and gain practical advice on living well with a liver condition. Topics often include looking after your liver through healthy eating, physical activity, emotional wellbeing, and day-to-day management of your condition.

We’re also regularly joined by guest speakers, including healthcare professionals, dietitians, and others, who bring expert insight to help support you and your loved ones.

The groups on this page are for adult patients and their loved ones. If you are looking for support with childhood liver disease, you can find support for parents and families here and support for young people here.

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Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD)

This group helps people look after their liver health and offers peer to peer support for anyone affected. The group focuses on living with cirrhosis and offering tips on how to manage this condition.

Fatty liver disease (MASLD)

This group helps people manage their condition by focusing on positive lifestyle changes through diet and exercise.

General liver disease

If you don’t feel any of the condition specific groups are a good fit, please do come along to our General Liver Disease Support Group which is open to all affected by a liver condition aged 18+ and their loved ones. Meetings aim to offer patients access to reliable information on living well with a liver condition, opportunities to lessen feelings of isolation, and to learn from the experiences of others.

Genetic and autoimmune

This group is for anyone with any type of genetic or autoimmune liver condition and often focuses on living well with this type of liver condition. Peer to peer support in this group helps people feel they are not alone in managing some of the difficulties and side effects of the medications that come with these conditions.

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE)

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can be a difficult symptom of liver disease to understand and manage. This group is for both patients and families affected by HE and gives tips on how to manage by others who are also experiencing it.

Hepatitis B

The monthly Hepatitis B Virtual Support Group is a safe and confidential space where you can meet with others in the UK living with Hepatitis B. At the meetings we share reliable information on how to live well with the condition, learn through sharing experiences, and promote patient advocacy to give people affected by Hepatitis B a voice.

Liver cancer

This group is for anyone affected by, or has had liver cancer. This group offers peer to peer support, positivity and hope to those going through cancer treatment.

Liver transplant

This group is for anyone who is living on the transplant list or who has had a liver transplant. This group offers tips to those waiting on the list as well as an opportunity for those waiting to ask any questions to people who have been through the operation.

Age 25-40 (rare liver conditions)

This group is for anyone with a rare liver condition between the ages of 25-40. This group aims to provide a safe space for peer to peer support and a chance to ask any questions of concerns to the group. Members can get to know others who may have similar experiences, emotions and feelings associated with living with a liver condition.

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