Following the announcement of a pause in the progress of the Health Bill the government announced a "listening exercise" led by Steve Field. On 5th May 2011 the BSG submitted a response calling for specialist input into commissioning and the abandonment of plans to fundamentally change education and training structures. It can be read in full below:

• BSG Response  [ 350 kb ]

Responses to Public Health White Paper: 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our Strategy for Public Health in England'

Submitted 31st March 2011

BSG Response

• BSG Response [ 270 kb ]

Joint Response

The organisations that contributed to the joint response are:

• The British Association for the Study of the Liver
• The British Society of Gastroenterology
• The British Liver Trust
• The Hepatitis C Trust
• Alcohol Concern

• Joint Response [ 528 kb ]