Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 7264
Liver Diseases
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Dr Beccy Cooper
Labour — Worthing West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of pathways for the earlier detection of non-alcohol related fatty liver disease.
Answer
There are 10 community diagnostic centres (CDC) currently providing ultrasound liver elastography, otherwise known as a fibroscan. NHS England has plans to understand the diagnostic pathways for liver disease and how CDCs can further support this. The p...
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