About Us
The British Liver Trust provides vital support and information, and raises awareness of all the different types of liver condition. We lobby for improved treatments, and campaign for better services across the UK.
Press releases
Charity urges greater focus on hepatitis B to match hepatitis C progress...
On this World Hepatitis Day, the British Liver Trust unites with the World Hepatitis Alliance and its global... read more
28.07.2023 • By British Liver Trust
National Institute for Health and Health and Care Excellence (NICE)...
The British Liver Trust welcomes today’s decision by NICE today to recommend the use of FibroScan, a non-invasive liver scan, as an option for... read more
07.06.2023 • By British Liver Trust
MPs invited to get their livers checked in Parliament during Love Your...
The nation’s leading liver charity will take its message on the importance of liver health to Westminster today. The British Liver Trust,... read more
17.01.2023 • By British Liver Trust
UK Charity to put ‘tackling the liver disease epidemic’ high on the...
The British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver roadshow is taking central stage at the world’s premier International Liver congress. The UK’s... read more
22.06.2022 • By British Liver Trust
Poo transplants could be the answer to antibiotic resistance and save...
Scientists launched a new study today that will investigate whether poo transplants could cut the risk of serious complications from advanced... read more
22.03.2022 • By British Liver Trust
40% of liver disease patients have been worried about their mental...
A survey by the British Liver Trust in March 2021 has revealed that 40% of people with liver disease have been worried about their mental health... read more
11.05.2021 • By British Liver Trust
New Lancet report underlines the ‘unacceptable high mortality’ of liver...
A new report published today, in the leading medical journal, the Lancet, claims that urgent action is required to tackle the ‘unacceptable high... read more
12.03.2021 • By British Liver Trust
Coronation Street storyline featuring character Peter Barlow highlights...
Coronation Street highlights this week a little-known complication of liver disease that the British Liver Trust warns can be deadly if missed... read more
12.03.2021 • By British Liver Trust
A fifth of vulnerable liver disease patients unsure about the COVID-19...
A survey of more than 600 vulnerable liver disease patients, carried out by the British Liver Trust, has highlighted the misinformation... read more
05.03.2021 • By British Liver Trust
Covid pandemic could lead to tens of thousands more liver disease cases...
The British Liver Trust is calling for every person in the UK to consider their liver health and take a simple quiz to assess their risk during... read more
04.01.2021 • By British Liver Trust
Lockdown weight gain across the UK could lead to a surge in a...
EMBARGOED RELEASE: 12/06/20 00:01 GMT The British Liver Trust is warning of a potential future surge in a serious form of liver disease as a new... read more
12.06.2020 • By British Liver Trust
Half of liver disease patients had no signs or symptoms before...
The results of the largest ever survey of UK liver patients published today reveals that half had no signs or symptoms of a liver problem before... read more
14.02.2020 • By British Liver Trust
1 in 2 people with Hepatitis C in the UK unaware they have it
On 28th July 2019, World Hepatitis Day, the British Liver Trust united with organisations, health professionals and supporters across the world to... read more
30.07.2019 • By British Liver Trust
One in five adults in Northern Ireland 'unaware' they have liver disease
One in five adults in Northern Ireland may be walking around with liver disease and be completely unaware because there are usually no symptoms in... read more
10.05.2019 • By British Liver Trust
Roadshow aims to curb liver disease epidemic in London
London is in the grip of an epidemic of liver disease, a silent killer that leads to more than 8,000 people being admitted to hospital in the... read more
20.03.2019 • By British Liver Trust
Avoid sugary food and drinks to combat fatty liver disease, new study...
New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reveals that a diet low in sugary food and drinks results in... read more
01.02.2019 • By British Liver Trust
Charity calls for action following alarming rise in liver cancer...
As Liver Cancer Awareness month comes to an end, the British Liver Trust , the UK’s leading liver health charity, is calling for greater... read more
30.10.2018 • By British Liver Trust
Love Your Liver Roadshow to visit liver disease hot spots in England
One in five adults in England may be walking around with liver disease and be completely unaware because there are usually no symptoms in the... read more
24.09.2018 • By British Liver Trust
Liver Transplant recipient from Bognor Regis to participate in the...
A Bognor Regis man who came close to dying will join hundreds of transplant athletes to compete in the British Transplant Games this week.... read more
02.08.2018 • By British Liver Trust
Paisley dad to ‘go for gold’ at British Transplant Games
A man who received a life-saving transplant will join hundreds of transplant athletes to compete in the British Transplant Games this week.... read more
01.08.2018 • By British Liver Trust
7 in 10 people with liver disease in the UK don’t even know they have it
Although over 60,000 adults in the UK have cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, nearly 75% percent don't know it, according to research published in... read more
18.06.2018 • By British Liver Trust