Outpatient services

We offer a range of general and specialist outpatient hepatology services, which run from the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Weston General Hospital and South Bristol Community Hospital and some consultations take place via telephone. 

Referrals from GPs are triaged by a consultant hepatologist based on clinical need and you may see a doctor or a clinical nurse specialist. We regularly review our waiting list based on clinical urgency and to see which patients are overdue follow up. This means we can effectively monitor your disease.

There are general and special interest hepatology clinics led by different consultant hepatologists. You may be streamed into a particular clinic such as viral hepatitis, stable cirrhosis or liver transplant. You may see specialist nurses or registrars in clinic instead of or as well as the consultant. Outside of the clinic, your care may be discussed in a multi-disciplinary team meeting or 'MDT'.

UHBW also has a comprehensive outreach service, and lead the Bristol and Severn Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network, aimed at providing testing and treatment for hepatitis C to work towards elimination, and the Alright My Liver programme aimed at early detection of liver disease.