Liver disease toolkit
The aims of the BLT/RCGP Liver Priority Project are to raise awareness of liver disease as an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK and to provide resources to support its optimal management in primary care.
Organisations to support you and your patients
This section provides links to a range of organisations that work to prevent liver disease, to support those with liver disease, or provide resources and guidance to practitioners working with patients with liver disease.
British Liver Trust. The British Liver Trust is the leading UK liver disease charity, providing information and support for professionals, patients and carers; promoting prevention and early diagnosis of liver disease; funding and championing research; and campaigning for better services. In addition the Trust has an anonymous love your liver health screener that assesses the risks posed by alcohol, obesity and viral hepatitis and provides a print out of what you need to do and if need be what to discuss with your GP.
Children's Liver Disease Foundation. The CLDF is a UK-wide charity that provides support, information research funds and a voice for all those affected by childhood liver disease.
Yellow Alert. Yellow alert is CLDF's prolonged jaundice in newborn babies awareness campaign. Yellow Alert promotes the early diagnosis and appropriate referral for liver disease in newly born infants.
Drinkline. Drinkline provides a national helpline to offer help and signposting for callers worried about their drinking, support for the family and friends of people who are drinking and links to information and self-help materials.
Alcohol Health Alliance. The Alcohol Health Alliance brings together more than 40 organisations that have a shared interest in reducing the damage caused to health by alcohol. Members include medical royal colleges, charities, patient representatives and alcohol health campaigners. Its aims are to highlight the rising levels of alcohol-related harm; propose evidence-based solutions to address the harms; and encourage decision makers to take positive action.
Obesity Health Alliance. The Obesity Health Alliance is a coalition of over 30 organisations who have joined together to fight obesity. Members include medical royal colleges, charities, campaigners and professional associations. The alliance works together to influence Government policy on overweight and obesity.
Hepatitis C Trust. The Hepatitis C Trust is a national UK charity supporting those with hepatitis C infection. It is a patient-led and patient-run organisation and most of its board, staff, and volunteers either have hepatitis C or have had it and have cleared it after treatment.
Hepatitis B positive. This organisation provides information for the public on hepatitis B infection.
Hepatitis Scotland. Hepatitis Scotland provides training for non-statutory organisations, information and support for patient involvement for those with hepatitis B or C infection in Scotland, and resources for health professionals.
British Association for the Study of the Liver. BASL is a multidisciplinary association with 850 members from medical, nursing and research backgrounds. It aims to advance knowledge about liver biology and pathology; disseminate research findings and promote clinical care of liver disease.
British Society of Gastroenterology. The British Society of Gastroenterology promotes the practice and study of gastroenterology within the United Kingdom. It has over three thousand members including physicians, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians, and others interested in the field. Internationally it is represented at World and European level.
PSC Support is the leading UK-based organisation for anyone affected by Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). They offer advice for patients, family members, healthcare providers and researchers. The Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Online Support Group is a group consisting of people with PSG and provides mutual support
Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology. The PCSG supports the practice of gastroenterology within primary care through providing guidelines, supporting research and educational events. Membership is free.
The RCGP is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas. It is committed to improving patient care, clinical standards and GP training and offers resources for GPs in practice including CPD targeted towards liver disease.