Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to improve the management of liver disease in primary care with respect to (a) destigmatising service delivery (b) increasing knowledge and awareness of liver disease.

Commissioning of primary care management of liver disease is managed at an integrated care board level.

General practitioners are responsible for ensuring their own clinical knowledge remains up-to-date and for identifying learning needs as part of their continuing professional development. This activity should include taking account of new research and developments in guidance, such as that produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, to ensure that they can continue to provide high-quality care to all patients.