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World-first liver transplant priority offers “genuine hope” for patients with acute on chronic liver failure
People with an often-fatal liver condition are being prioritised for liver transplants for the first time thanks to a world-leading NHS change. This life-saving approach is now being considered by other countries across the ...
Love Your Liver roadshow welcomed to Stormont by Northern Ireland’s MLAs
The Love Your Liver roadshow visited Stormont in September, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly on a beautiful sunny day in September to highlight our call for increased awareness and stronger action on prevention, and to ...
Latest data reinforces calls for extension of opt-out hepatitis B testing and highlights need to resolve inequalities
New data presented today at the British Association for the Study of the Liver Annual Meeting in Harrogate has added weight to calls from the British Liver Trust for opt out blood testing to be made routinely available in all ...
Members of the Scottish Parliament call for more action to address the liver disease crisis
To mark Liver Cancer Awareness Month, the Scottish Parliament held a debate yesterday on raising awareness of liver disease in Scottish Parliament. Our policy team secured the debate, which highlighted the scale and severity of the ...
Campaign urges people at risk to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations
As winter approaches, so does the circulation of respiratory viruses, increasing the risk to liver patients of getting seriously ill.
However, taking up both the flu and COVID vaccines ahead of the colder months provides the best ...
Hive Hangouts prompted Holly’s walk
Twelve-year-old Holly, who has biliary atresia, really enjoys the monthly Hive Hangouts, where she gets to catch up with Louise, CLDF’s young people’s officer, and other young people in her situation.
“Holly loves these monthly ...
Belinda’s story: Raising awareness of liver health and liver cancer in Liver Cancer Awareness Month
October marks Liver Cancer Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a disease that often goes unnoticed. This year, Belinda Whitlock feels particularly inspired to raise awareness. Here she shares her personal story and the numerous ...
I did not appreciate being singled out
It’s always valuable to hear young people’s experiences of growing up with a liver condition and we’re particularly grateful to Mo, now 17, for the brilliant account of his journey which we’re going to share across a few blogs. In the ...
Cabinet Secretary meets with Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce
The British Liver Trust met with Neil Gray MSP, the Scottish Minister for Health and Social Care, at Holyrood last week to discuss the urgent need to prioritise less survivable cancers as part of Scotland’s wider cancer strategy.
At ...
British Liver Trust at the opening of South West’s first liver specific ward
On Wednesday, August 21st, our Chief Executive, Pamela Healy OBE, had the privilege of officially opening the newly refurbished South West Liver Unit at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. This state-of-the-art facility marks a major ...
The PROMISE study
Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) to reduce susceptibility to infections resulting in hospitalisation for patients with liver disease.
The human body creates inflammation to fight infection. Our gut contains trillions of ...
Green light for new liver cirrhosis trial using engineered immune cells
A new UK clinical trial will "supercharge" patients’ own immune cells to help their livers recover.
The EMERALD trial (Evaluating Macrophages Engineered to Resolve Advanced Liver Disease), will see if people with advanced liver ...
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