PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Liver Diseases: Children (4 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the prevalence of non-alcohol related fatty liver disease in children.
Asked by:
Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour)
Asked by:
Dr Beccy Cooper (Labour)
Answer
NHS England is assessing the role of screening for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in children as part of the initial 30 Complication from Excess Weight clinics. Children and young people are assessed within these clinics for a range of physical and mental health problems associated with excess weight with the intention to provide early interventions. The efficacy of this approach is currently being evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.
Answered by:
Andrew Gwynne (Labour)
14 October 2024
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