All six health boards in Wales with an acute medical intake are now registered with the Improving Quality in Liver Services (IQILS) project, the UK national accreditation scheme for liver services.

Guidance developed by the National Guideline Centre aims to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism in people aged 16 and over in hospital.

Improving Quality in Liver Services (IQILS) supports liver services in the UK to work towards accreditation, promoting enhanced care for patients.

The RCP has officially launched its new exemplar liver accreditation programme, Improving Quality in Liver Services (IQILS).

Dr James Ferguson, consultant hepatologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, has been appointed as clinical lead at the RCP's Improving Quality in Liver Services accreditation scheme.

A new programme from the Royal College of Physicians will help hospitals in England and Scotland standardise the way they review adult deaths in hospital. 

RCP president Professor Jane Dacre today welcomed the new alcohol guidance from the UK’s Chief Medical Officers.