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Liver disease

  • Quality standard
  • Reference number: QS152
  • Published:  29 June 2017
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  • Quality statements
  • Quality statement 1: Advice on physical activity, diet and alcohol
  • Quality statement 2 (developmental): Testing for advanced liver fibrosis
  • Quality statement 3 (developmental): Non-invasive testing for cirrhosis
  • Quality statement 4: Surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Quality statement 5: Prophylactic intravenous antibiotics for upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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Update information

Minor changes since publication

January 2025: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the NICE guideline on overweight and obesity management. The link in the definition for advice on physical activity, diet and alcohol was updated in statement 1.

September 2023: The source guidance recommendation number in statement 5 has been updated in line with the updated NICE guideline on cirrhosis in over 16s.

March 2022: The equality and diversity considerations sections for statements 3 and 4 were updated in line with NICE's guideline on integrated health and social care for people experiencing homelessness.


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