We are proud to announce the launch of the new-look BASL website.  Please visit the site and take a look on www.basl.org.uk .

In addition to the BASL news there will now be weekly Clinical News articles which can be found under the News menu. 
Nurses Toolkits can now be accessed via the website using your BASL Member Login. 
The Clinical Services and Resources area is for members only and currently contains speaker slides from the BVHG meeting in October.

The website is still evolving and more information and resources will be added to in the weeks to come. 

We will be contacting you by email shortly, asking you to log in and update your details in preparation for the membership renewals in January 2016.  Ensuring that your membership profile is up to date will enable us to send you the most relevant communications.
We welcome your thoughts and feedback.

On 1 December 2015 Wales will be the first UK country to introduce a soft opt-out system for organ and tissue donation. Please click >here to find out more.

The Royal College of Physicians 2016 award is now open and applications are being accepted.

This award is aimed at trainees and consultants wishing to gain research experience in hepatology and may be of interest to BASL members.

Please click >here for more information on the fellowship.

Application forms can be found on >here.

The DVLA have sought guidance from BASL on whether patients with Liver Disease should be allowed to drive.  The following recommendations were made:

Overt Encephalopathy – patients with a history of overt hepatic encephalopathy should be advised not to drive.

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy can be diagnosed by neuropsychometric tests which are not widely available. However, if a patient with known cirrhosis of the liver has evidence of neuropsychometric impairment, or where there is high clinical suspicion of minimal or covert hepatic encephalopathy (i.e short term memory loss, difficulty concentrating, sleep-wake reversal) then they should not be driving.

NICE is seeking to recruit up to three people who currently provide healthcare within the NHS to take part in its Appeals Panels.  The successful candidates will join a pool of members who hear appeals against NICE’s recommendations on the use of new drugs and other technologies for treating patients with very rare diseases and very complex healthcare needs.

For further information about what the role involves and how to apply please click >here.

Junior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology - Applications are invited to apply for the post of Junior Clinical Fellow to work within the Royal Free Hospital Liver Unit. For further details please click >here    

Senior Clinical Fellow in Hepatology x 2 - Applications are invited to apply for the  2 Senior Clinical Fellow posts to work within the Royal Free Hospital Liver Unit.  For further details please click >here

Senior Clinical Fellow in Pancreatobiliary Medicine - Applicants are invited to apply for the post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Pancreaticobiliary Medicine based at the Royal Free Hospital Hampstead site. For further details please click >here