RVH Liver Support Group

Our main work is to provide support and advice to patients with liver disease and their families throughout Northern Ireland.

The Support Group has volunteer members around Northern Ireland. The main aim of the Group is to offer support and understanding not only to patients but also to relatives and friends. We endeavour to raise awareness of and combat the stigma associated with liver disease in all its forms.

The Group also carries out fundraising activities to help to provide much needed medical equipment for the liver wards and outpatients’ clinic in the hospital, and provides financial assistance for research projects and an education fund.

Another important area of our work is to raise awareness of the great need for donors given the current acute shortage of organs for transplantation.

Our Group Provides:

• Free and confidential advice and understanding,
• A listening ear, whether you need one phone call or long term support. We can ring back, write to you or, if you prefer we can arrange for someone to meet with you.
• Literature and leaflets focussing on many different aspects of liver disease.
• Financial assistance in certain circumstances in line with strict criteria.
• Help and support at any time – our door is always open. Just click on ‘Contact Us’