Huge swathes of the country do not manage liver disease and liver cancer in an effective way, a charity has warned.
A study led by the British Liver Trust found that three quarters of areas in the UK have little or no formal structures in place for detecting and managing liver disease and cancer.
The charity warned that three in four liver disease patients in the UK are diagnosed when it is too late for effective treatment.
The research, published in the British Journal of General Practice, examined data from health bodies across the UK.
Only one in five (20%) had a named person responsible for liver disease. In Wales the figure was 86%.