Liver Diseases: Nottinghamshire
(asked on 16th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the number of patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis on the NHS in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) Mansfield constituency; and what steps he is taking to tackle metabolic dysfunction.
Data on hospital admission rates for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), of which metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis is a stage in some cases, is available at the Department’s Fingertips website, and can be used by regional commissioners to monitor the incidence of the disease. This data is available at county, but not constituency level. Further information is available at the following link:
Recognising the increasing burden that liver disease has on the population, NHS England has initiated a liver transformation programme. This focusses on awareness, prevention, diagnosis, detection and treatment of all forms of liver disease. The liver transformation programme has developed a data pack for regional commissioners using the Fingertips data mentioned above, to raise awareness of incidence of liver disease. It is for commissioners in integrated care boards to determine how best to use this information as part of local commissioning decisions.
The Government is taking decisive action to tackle ill health and shift the focus on diseases such as MASLD from treatment to prevention. As part of our 10-Year Health Plan, we are improving diets, reducing physical inactivity, and creating healthier environments so that fewer people reach the point of needing treatment. This includes updating the standards behind the advertising and promotions restrictions on ‘less healthy’ food and drink and requiring all large food businesses to report against standardised metrics on the healthiness of food sales. We will also get millions moving more through our national movement campaign and We are committed to taking crucial steps to help people make healthier choices about alcohol, including making it a legal requirement for alcohol labels to display health warnings and consistent nutritional information.