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%.
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The recent burst wastewater pipe in Paremata has
highlighted how important it is to look after the network
carrying sewage away from our homes.
Fixing this pipe
has become a priority but Porirua City Council is also
taking a longer view, as signalled recently in its Long-term
Plan (LTP), with investment in critical infrastructure and
harbour health among key priorities for the coming 30
years.
One of the major projects planned is a storage
tank to help stop wastewater overflowing into Porirua Stream
and Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour.
The proposed tank
will be located north of Porirua railway station, between
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