We are sorry to learn that you have had a recent bereavement. We have brought together a number of organisations that may be able to offer you assistance for you and your family at this difficult time.
Please click on this link to find out more information : Dealing with Bereavement
The British Liver Trust website offers a whole host of information on the liver, its functions and how to take care of it. Also, they provide an extensive range of publications which cover all liver conditions and these are available to you to either read or download to your device. This information is both specific to the condition and offers a good insight into what it will mean for you. Please click on the link below and it will bring you directly to the download section of their site.
Yes, there is a support group that can help you and the details are available here:-
Contact Val Wheater on 01223 364982
Email : val@wilsonsdisease.org.uk
Website : http://www.wilsonsdisease.org.uk
Yes, there is a PSC support group and you can contact using the following details :-
Helpline on 01235 25 35 45
Email : help@psc.support.org.uk
Website : http://www.pscsupport.org.uk
Please refer to the general guidance available HERE which is continuously updated.
Covid 19 vaccination is safe and effective for individuals with liver cirrhosis. There is clear evidence Covid 19 can be a very serious illness in individuals with underlying liver cirrhosis (up to 35% mortality risk in some groups). It is therefore important to consider taking up the offer of vaccination when you are offered it
In this situation we would ask that your refer to the local government guidelines who will offer advice on all aspects of travelling.
Covid 19 vaccination is safe for liver transplant recipients and all transplant recipients in NI have been offered vaccinations with the overwhelming majority taking up the offer. Therefore almost all liver transplant recipients in NI are now vaccinated. If you have not yet been vaccinated, the vaccine you will be offered will be suitable for your circumstances (age/underlying disease etc). All individuals on the waiting list for liver transplant will be offered accelerated vaccination (second dose after 3 weeks) to ensure they are adequately vaccinated at the time of transplantation.
Many people with pre-existing medical conditions find it difficult and expensive to acquire cover when travelling abroad. While not making any specific recommendations, the companies indicated below do offer cover for those with various medical conditions. Most will include cover if you are thinking of a “cruise” type holiday and many offer “medical equipment” cover as well.
If you know of other travel insurance companies that you have used, and recommend, please let us know and we will add them to this list.
| Insurance Comapny | Phone Number | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Insurancewith | 0333 999 2679 | https://www.insurancewith.com/ |
| J D Travel Insurance | 0344 247 4749 | https://www.jdtravelinsurance.co.uk/ |
| Travel Insurance 4Medical | 0345 9080121 | http://www.travelinsurance4medical.co.uk/ |
| Freedom Travel Insurance | 01223 446914 | https://www.freedominsure.co.uk/ |
| The Insurance Surgery | 0800 083 2829 | https://www.the-insurance-surgery.co.uk/ |
| Able2Travel | 01483 806826 | https://www.able2travel.com/ |
| Staysure Travel Insurance | 0808 168 6776 | https://www.staysure.co.uk/ |
| Free Spirit Travel Insurance | 02392 419080 | https://www.freespirittravelinsurance.com/ |
| Media Travel Insurance Services Ltd | 0151 334 2600 | https://www.worldwidetravelplan.co.uk |
| PayingToMuch.com | 01243 784000 | https://www.payingtoomuch.com |
| Avanti Travel Insurance | 0800 888 6195 | https://www.avantitravelinsurance.co.uk |
| AllClear Travel Insurance | 0800 029 4589 | https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk |
BUT..please remember!
You must answer all questions about existing medical conditions fully and honestly. If you need to make a claim and have left anything out that the company needs to know, your claim may not be successful.
This is a confidential computerised database holding the names of 23.6 million people across the UK (36% of population) who have decided that they wish to donate their organs should they ever die in circumstances where this was possible. This is an increase of 1.1million people on the NHS Organ Donor Register in one year (2016-2017), and an increase of 4.9 million over the past five years.
As of October 2017, 734,366 people from Northern Ireland were on this register – roughly 40% of the population. Numbers on the register in Northern Ireland have been rising steadily since 2011 and the increase in numbers in that time is amongst the highest amongst the regions of the UK.
The number of people awaiting transplants greatly exceeds the number of available organs. We always encourage those who can to become registered organ donors.
There are many ways inwhich you can become an organ donor. Thease are –
In so doing you will join a group of over 734,000 willing donors in Northern Ireland.
Please remember, though, that as well as joining the register it is vitally important that you tell those closest to you that you wish to be an organ donor.