title: Clinical management. Where medicine meets management. Can of worms.
abstract: There have been massive increases in the incidence of liver diseases in the UK, reaching epidemic levels. The development of liver services has been haphazard and there is no national service framework for liver disease, endangering patients. Specialist groups have formulated a national plan setting standards and guidelines.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thursz
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008511:Medicine; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011634:Public Health; D013038:Specialization; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology