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Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis

Asked by Steve YemmLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 26 May 2026UIN 621

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the transformation of liver services programme led by the NHS England Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Clinical Reference Group will include a specific workstream to help address the unmet clinical need in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The transformation of liver services programme includes a number of workstreams including patient pathways relating to metabolic associated steatotic liver disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

NHS England is actively preparing to support the potential introduction of new treatments for MASH, including fatty liver disease with fibrosis, alongside the ongoing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence appraisal process.

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