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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 …
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 – …
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 …