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date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Liver Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) expertise and (b) facilities in primary care to strengthen (i) detection of early liver disease and (ii) treatment for liver disease.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	43645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>I understand that the British Liver Trust is working in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners on a three year programme to make liver disease a clinical priority for primary care. This is aimed at improving awareness and understanding of liver disease as well as treatment amongst those working in primary care.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is currently developing a framework to tackle liver disease. This will include the action that needs to be taken across the health and care system, including in primary care, to prevent and better manage liver disease.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat grouped question UIN 43644 question first answered 05/09/2016 08:53:18 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

541044

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Liver Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment has been made of the causes of regional variation in liver disease outcomes in England.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	43646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has developed and publishes liver disease profiles for all local authorities in England. The profiles provide support to local areas to understand liver disease and its risk factors in their area. They present key local statistics and highlight questions to ask locally about current action to prevent liver disease.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Authority Liver Disease Profiles demonstrate geographical variation in the main risk factors: alcohol, obesity, hepatitis B and C which explain some of the regional and local authority variations in outcome. Experts at PHE in these three areas regularly review these statistics and the evidence for intervention. The profiles demonstrate that there are widespread opportunities to reduce mortality from liver disease prevention.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is also updating the 2013 NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for People with Liver Disease highlighting variations in risk factors, health services and outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 05/09/2016 08:52:35 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham