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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 ...
‘It’s not surprising that young people struggle’
For the vast majority of children diagnosed with a childhood liver disease, daily medication becomes a part of their life. Yet as young people grow up and become independent, many fail to take their medication correctly. Here, ...
Love Your Liver campaign spreads awareness at Milton Park
The British Liver Trust hosted a successful Love Your Liver roadshow event at Milton Park, a science, technology and business community in Oxfordshire, providing free testing, information and advice from health professionals regarding ...
Campaign update – and a BIG thank you!
The British Liver Trust has been making great progress with our make early diagnosis of liver disease routine campaign, which we launched in Parliament back in April 2022.
The focus of this ongoing campaign is on pushing for the ...
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