Factsheets and useful links

Patient factsheets

We have produced factsheets about conditions and treatments within hepatology.

In addition to the factsheets listed below, information about other procedures that we perform will be sent to you if you are having one of these procedures.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Websites

You might find the following websites useful for information and advice. Please note that UHS is not responsible for the content or updating of these sites.

Liver disease and wellbeing

• British Liver Trust
  The UK's leading liver health charity.
• Love Your Liver
  A British Liver Trust national awareness campaign devoted to liver health awareness and giving people the key steps needed to keep their liver healthy.
• NHS: BMI healthy weight calculator
  Use the calculator on the NHS website to check your body mass index and find out if you are a healthy weight.
• The Wellness Toolbox - Cirrhosis
  Providing nutrition and exercise resources to help you stay healthy when living with cirrhosis.

Alcohol related liver disease

• Alcohol Change UK
  A charity promoting alcohol change, working towards improved knowledge, better policies and regulation, shifted cultural norms, improved drinking behaviours, and more and better support and treatment.

Viral Hepatitis

• The Hepatitis B Positive Trust UK
  Aiming to end the silence around hepatitis B infections and draw together people with hepatitis B to give them a collective voice and the ability to support each other.
• The Hepatitis C Trust
  Raising public awareness of the virus, ending discrimination about people with hepatitis C, and creating an active community of patients.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

• NHS: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  Find information about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on the NHS website.

Pancreatic cancer

• Pancreatic Cancer UK
  Providing expert support and information, funding research and campaigning for change.

Autoimmune liver disease

• UK-AIH
  UK-AIH is a research collaboration with a shared interest in understanding and treating the autoimmune liver disease autoimmune hepatitis.
• PBC Foundation
  A charity offering support to PBC sufferers, their family and friends.
• PSC Support
  Helping anyone affected by PSC and driving research towards a cure.

Metabolic causes for liver disease

Haemochromatosis

• Haemochromatosis UK
  Helping people live with iron overload.

Wilson's disease

• Wilson's Disease Support Group UK
  Support, education and outreach for people living with Wilson's disease, their family and friends.

Liver cancer

• HCC-UK
  Professionals interested in improving outcomes for the increasing numbers of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.