NISRA (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) has recently produced figures for alcohol related deaths in the province and the figures are exclusively caused by alcohol and excludes conditions which may only be partially attributed to alcohol.

More must be done in order to bring down this very preventable cause of liver related deaths in N Ireland. The RVH Liver Support Group are committed to playing an active role in doing this by ensuring the general public are made more aware of the consequences to the liver of consuming excess alcohol through social recreational drinking and highlighting sources of help and support.