Charity accuses minister of backtracking over community liver scan pledge

The British Liver Trust has accused the government of reneging on its pledge to introduce specialist liver scans to its community diagnostic centres (CDCs) in England.The original announcement about the rollout of fibroscans to 100 CDCs by March 2025 was made by Health Minister Helen Whateley in a letter to the trust in March this year.1 This was confirmed by Health Minister Will Quince in a Westminster Hall debate on fatty liver disease in June.The trust had described the move as a “ray of hope,” as the non-invasive scans have proven to be a gamechanger for early detection of liver disease. Traditionally, liver changes are initially picked up by ultrasound.Currently there are 10 fibroscans in use in CDCs. They use a combination of an elastic wave and ultrasound technology to measure the “stiffness” of the liver, which can indicate the presence of fibrosis.In a corrected answer to a parliamentary written…
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