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NHS industrial action (strikes)
Some NHS staff in England and Wales will be on strike at points in December. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are striking on 15 and 20 December 2022, members of the GMB, Unite and Unison (ambulance staff) are striking on ...
New report points to avoidable and unnecessary alcohol related liver disease deaths
Publication today in the Lancet ‘Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease: an escalating tragedy’ highlights the need for urgent action to reduce unnecessary and avoidable deaths from alcohol-related liver disease.
The Lancet ...
Research shows fatty liver disease may endanger brain health
In a study examining the potential link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and brain dysfunction, scientists at the Roger Williams Institute of Hepatology, affiliated to King’s College London and the University of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Welsh Government publish Quality Statement on Liver Disease to help tackle worsening liver disease crisis
The British Liver Trust welcomes the Welsh Government’s publication of a Quality Statement on Liver Disease – a vital next step towards tackling huge disparities in liver disease care and outcomes across Health Boards.
The Welsh ...
British Liver Trust takes part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2022
The British Liver Trust is once again taking part in the UK’s biggest match funding campaign, the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge 2022.
The Christmas Challenge launches at midday on Tuesday 29th November and runs for just seven days, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Liver Cancer UK launched to improve the lives and outcomes of those affected by liver cancer
We are proud to announce the launch of Liver Cancer UK, part of the British Liver Trust, which has been launched so that everyone living with liver cancer has better access to high-quality information and we can better advocate on ...
British Liver Trust launch of Liver Cancer UK in response to rises cases in the UK
The British Liver Trust has today launched Liver Cancer UK in response to rising cases of liver cancer across the country.
Liver cancer is the fastest-rising cause of cancer death in the UK. Over the past decade, liver cancer ...
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