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Scottish ministers unite to address alarming liver disease crisis as deaths surge by almost 20% in two years

Scottish ministers unite to address alarming liver disease crisis as deaths surge by almost 20% in two years

Members of the Scottish Parliament are set to convene a crucial cross-party debate on 14th June 2023 to address the liver disease crisis in Scotland. The debate coincides with the launch of a new British Liver Trust report titled ...
Love Your Liver Roadshow comes to Lanarkshire to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage

Love Your Liver Roadshow comes to Lanarkshire to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage

The British Liver Trust and NHS Lanarkshire are encouraging members of the public in Lanarkshire to get their liver checked for free with the arrival of the Trust’s mobile liver screening roadshow. The roadshow offers a unique chance ...
NHS Lanarkshire and the British Liver Trust collaborate to move closer to the elimination of Hepatitis C in Lanarkshire

NHS Lanarkshire and the British Liver Trust collaborate to move closer to the elimination of Hepatitis C in Lanarkshire

NHS Lanarkshire has partnered with the British Liver Trust to launch a series of Love Your Liver roadshows across Lanarkshire this summer. The initiative aims to find hundreds of individuals who remain unaware of their hepatitis C ...
Roadshow comes to Staffordshire to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage

Roadshow comes to Staffordshire to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage

Members of the public in Staffordshire are being encouraged to get their liver checked for free in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Leek and Stafford with the arrival of a mobile liver screening roadshow. One in ten adults in Staffordshire may ...
The British Liver Trust warns that an estimated four in five people who have the more advanced form of fatty liver disease are undiagnosed

The British Liver Trust warns that an estimated four in five people who have the more advanced form of fatty liver disease are undiagnosed

It is estimated that four in five people across the UK who have NASH, the more advanced form of fatty liver disease, have not been diagnosed. 1   On International NASH Day, the British Liver Trust, the UK’s leading liver health ...
First ever Parliamentary Debate to address urgent issue of obesity-related liver disease in the UK

First ever Parliamentary Debate to address urgent issue of obesity-related liver disease in the UK

MPs from across the political spectrum will today - 8th June 2023 - take part in the first-ever parliamentary debate on 'preventing obesity and fatty liver disease' to address the growing liver disease epidemic caused by skyrocketing ...
Opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing sees nearly 2,000 diagnoses in first year – it must be expanded, says leading charities

Opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing sees nearly 2,000 diagnoses in first year – it must be expanded, says leading charities

Today NHS England released the results from the first year of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing in hospitals in areas with a very high HIV prevalence. The data shows the programme success is surpassing all expansions and exposing the ...
Roadshow comes to Scotland to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage

Roadshow comes to Scotland to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage

Members of the public in Scotland are being encouraged to get their liver checked for free in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh with the arrival of a mobile liver screening roadshow. One in ten adults in Scotland may be walking around ...
New NHS hepatitis C home testing scheme

New NHS hepatitis C home testing scheme

The NHS has launched a new scheme offering free confidential home tests for a potentially deadly liver condition. What is hepatitis C? Hepatitis C affects millions of people all over the world. But many do not know that they have ...
Find out more about liver disease and liver cancer through our community talks

Find out more about liver disease and liver cancer through our community talks

How much do you know about your liver? Or how you can better look after it? Find out more about liver health and disease, as well as the work of the British Liver Trust, through our online or in-person talks. The talks are led by ...
Share your experiences to help researchers improve care for hepatitis B in the UK

Share your experiences to help researchers improve care for hepatitis B in the UK

Do you live with hepatitis B and want to make the way it is diagnosed, monitored, and treated in the UK better for patients? The British Liver Trust are working with researchers and clinicians to design a research project that will ...
How to make sure the bullies don’t win

How to make sure the bullies don’t win

It is a sad fact that having a long term health condition can sometimes make children the target of bullies. We have some advice for families on how to cope with this but first we hear from three of our amazing young people who want ...
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