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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Department of Health to deliver national liver strategy

The Department of Health today announced it would deliver a National Liver Strategy to combat the rise of liver disease, the 5th most common cause of death in England. Liver disease rates have doubled in the last decade and are currently costing the NHS £460 million a year.

The rise in liver disease is attributable to trends in alcohol consumption, which alongside obesity are key lifestyle factors determining risk. A Daily Mail story reports that last year 105 people a day were admitted to hospital with a primary or secondary diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease. The Department of Health will will recruit a National Clinical Director to develop and implement the national liver strategy. . . . . .

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