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<p>Public Health England plans to publish its framework for tackling liver disease
in the summer of 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The framework will lay out clearly
the scope of Public Health England activities. This will range from the investigation
of hepatitis viruses to support local authorities in their work to tackle the effects
of alcohol consumption and obesity on liver disease. It will also cover the life course
from antenatal screening, vaccination of babies born, to mothers with chronic Hepatitis
B, to improving the care of patients dying from liver disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Public Health England is not intending to hold a formal consultation on the
framework but is conducting extensive engagement with a wide range of stakeholders
in its development. These include NHS England, the liver disease related charities,
hepatologists (liver disease specialists) from across the country and local authority
representatives.</p><p> </p>
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