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Welsh Parliament hold first ever debate on liver disease and liver cancer public health emergency
On Wednesday, the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) held the first ever debate on the liver disease and …
Liver cancer deaths are surging due to late diagnosis of the less survivable cancers
The British Liver Trust marked the Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day by calling for urgent action from …
Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day – calling for action to improve early diagnosis
Today (January 11th) is National Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day, which aims to highlight the critical importance …
Liver disease crisis in Wales to come under the spotlight at Senedd Cymru
Senedd Members will today (11th January) debate the urgent action required to curb the alarming rise in …
National Obesity Awareness Week: Fat and the liver
The British Liver Trust is proud to support National Obesity Awareness Week. The week aims to raise …
NHS industrial action (strikes)
Some NHS staff in England and Wales will be on strike at points in December. Members of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …