Community Liver Health Checks
Liver health checks are taking place at a number of places in Sandwell for those who are eligible.
You don’t need to book an appointment, the scan only takes 7 minutes, and it is non-invasive.
Even if you’re unsure about your eligibility, come along anyway to receive additional support and get further information on how to improve your health.
Wednesday 4 December
9am – 5pm
Tesco Car Park, New Square Shopping Centre, B70 7PP
Thursday 5 December
9am – 5pm
Community Link, 126 High Street, B64 5HJ
Friday 6 December
9-4pm
Jubilee Park Community Centre, Glebefields Estate, Powis Avenue, DY4 0RJ
You are eligible to have a liver health check if you:
- have, previously had, or at risk of Hepatitis C or Hepatitis B
- have excessively drank alcohol for over 10 years (regardless of whether you have stopped drinking or reduced your alcohol intake)
- have or are suspected of having Alcohol-Related Liver Disease (ARLD)
- have or are suspected of having Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- are obese or overweight – particularly if you have a lot of fat around your waist (an “apple-like” body shape)
- have type 2 diabetes
- have a condition that affects how your body uses insulin
- are insulin resistant, such as polycystic ovary syndrome
- have an underactive thyroid
- have high blood pressure
- have high cholesterol
- have metabolic syndrome (a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity)
- are over the age of 50
- smoke
