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New life saving research to tackle the shortage of livers
The British Liver Trust is supporting ground breaking work taking place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham …
Consultation on ‘opt out’ organ donation system – have your say
With less than a month to go in the government consultation on a new system of ‘opt …
Trust calls for more scanning services by NHS to avert liver disease ‘timebomb’
In an article published in the Sunday Express and online, Vanessa Hebditch, the Trust’s Director of Communications …
Rise of alcohol related liver disease not being addressed in England
An article published online today calls for England to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol …
NHS England sets out plans to be first in the world to eliminate Hepatitis C
England could be the first country in the world to eliminate Hepatitis C, under ambitious plans announced …
Royal Society of Public Health proposes new labelling scheme to tackle alcohol health awareness vacuum
Alcohol industry urged to reverse recent changes that put British drinkers even more in the dark UK …
Minimum Unit Price – Health Select Committee Inquiry today
The Health and Home Affairs Select Committees will consider the case for minimum unit pricing of alcohol …
Call to action on the impact of junk food marketing on children’s obesity
On Tuesday 16th January MPs will debate the impact of junk food marketing on children’s obesity. As …
One in six parents allow their children to drink alcohol at age 14
Seventeen per cent of UK parents have let their children drink alcohol by the age of 14, …
Office party revellers urged to do Dry January
On the day that sees the largest number of us head out to the annual office party, …