To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the support available for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; and what plans his Department has to (a) prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and (b) increase support for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.
Answered on
25 February 2021
No such assessment has been made.
The prevention of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and support for patients with this condition to reduce their risk falls under the Government’s strategy to reduce obesity, which is a risk factor for liver disease. To help prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the Government is working to expand weight management services available through the National Health Service, so more people get the support they need to lose weight.