United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 191386
Liver Diseases: Diagnosis
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27 June 2023
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7 July 2023 · Answer
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7 July 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the use of FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis outside sec
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27 June 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement the guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the use of FibroScan for assessing liver fibrosis and cirrhosis outside sec
Source: Commons
7 July 2023
Answer
Intelligent Liver Function Tests are carried out in laboratories and therefore cannot be done at a Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). These tests determine whether a fibroscan is required. There are 10 CDCs currently providing ultrasound liver elastograph...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-27/191386
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1648184
- uk · wq-1648184 · source updated 7 July 2023