Community Liver Health Checks
Liver disease can be present without any symptoms for many years. We want to diagnose liver disease as early as possible to give people with liver disease the best chance of recovery. It is estimated that over 2,000,000 people are living with liver disease, making it the fifth largest cause of death in the country.
The community liver health van enables clinical staff to offer a simple, non-invasive test to people aged 35-70 who may be at increased risk of liver disease, based on their medical history. Visitors can expect to receive a simple and quick non-invasive test, called a fibro scan, from a trained nurse. This test looks for any liver inflammation or scarring and is completely painless.
Liver disease has no symptoms in the early stages, and as 90% of liver disease is preventable, it is really valuable for people to get an early diagnosis and benefit from specialist treatments that may not be effective at a later stage. Early screening also helps people make conscious lifestyle changes to improve their liver function and overall health.
Those aged between 35 and 70 with one or more of the following eligibility criteria are encouraged to come along;
- History of Hepatitis C or current Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis B and not under the care of any liver team
- Fatty liver (MASLD)
- Excessive alcohol consumption
- History of alcohol dependence
- Previous history of injecting drug use
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular disease
North East London Liver Health Community Events
If you feel that any of these risk factors apply to you, we would love to see you at one of our screening events.
We also offer testing for Hepatitis C so please do ask on the day!
Please see the list below for information on upcoming events. All events run from 10am to 2pm.
The events operate on a walk-in basis for everyone who meets the eligibility criteria, so there is no need to make an appointment.
Date | Borough | Location |
22/05/2025 | Havering | Romford Central Library, St Edwards Way, Romford RM1 3AR |
05/06/2025 | Newham | Meridien Square, Stratford Station, Station Street, London E15 1AZ |
19/06/2025 | Tower Hamlets | Idea Store, Chrisp Street, 1 Vesey Path, E India Dock Rd, London E14 6BT |
03/07/2025 | Barking and Dagenham | Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking IG11 7NB |
17/07/2025 | Hackney | Mare Street/Narrow Way, Lower Clapton, London E8 1HL |
31/07/2025 | Hackney | Hackney Central, Library 1 Reading Ln, London E8 1GQ |
14/08/2025 | Newham | Meridien Square, Stratford Station, Station Street, London E15 1AZ |
28/08/2025 | Newham | Upton Park, Green St, London E13 9JJ |
11/09/2025 | Waltham Forest | Walthamstow Market, High St, London E17 7JN |
24/09/2025 | Waltham Forest | Walthamstow Market, High St, London E17 7JN |
25/09/2025 | Waltham Forest | Walthamstow Market, High St, London E17 7JN |
23/10/2025 | Newham | East Ham Library, 328 Barking Rd, London E6 2RT |
06/11/2025 | Barking & Dagenham | Barking Learning Centre, 2 Town Square, Barking IG11 7NB |
11/12/2025 | Tower Hamlets | Idea Store, Chrisp Street, 1 Vesey Path, E India Dock Rd, London E14 6BT |
22/01/2026 | Redbridge | Redbridge Library, Clements Rd, Ilford IG1 1EA |
19/02/2026 | Hackney | Ridley Road Market, Ridley Road, London, E8 2NP |
19/03/2026 | Tower Hamlets | RLH Courtyard, Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1FR |
From May to July 2025 we are holding community clinics at Mile End Hospital. If you have a known risk factor as above, you can self refer via bartshealth.communityliverhealth@nhs.net. Please include the following in your email:
- Subject title 'Mile End clinic self refer'
- Name
- Date of birth
- Contact details
Please note that if you attend this clinic, your GP will be notified of your scan result unless you specifically request us not to. Patients with no identified risk factors will not be scanned.
Contact us at bartshealth.communityliverhealth@nhs.net if you have any questions about the events.