Liver Diseases
Commons · Question 15195 · Tabled 20 Nov 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Rupa Huq
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve rates of (a) prevention and (b) early diagnosis of liver disease.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 27 Nov 2024
The Department is aware of the burden of undiagnosed liver disease in the population, and its impact on health and the working years of life lost.Community Liver Health Checks are being piloted in 19 areas to identify patients with cirrhosis or advanced f...