This report from the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C (LJWG) provides results from a pilot project providing point of care testing for hepatitis C to people who inject drugs accessing needle and syringe programmes based at community pharmacies in London. Over half of participants tested positive for hepatitis C antibodies and 78% of those engaging with further assessment assessment in secondary care had chronic hepatitis C and were hepatitis C RNA positive.
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Commissioner
NHS England, CCGs and local authorities are all responsible for commissioning different parts of hepatitis C testing, treatment and care. Find here tools, templates and other relevant documents to assist commissioners with their responsibilities to ensure hepatitis C patients are diagnosed and receive high quality care.
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HCV testing in NSP (Needle and Syringe Provision) Community Pharmacies Pilot (Phase 1)
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Good practice case study: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Homecare treatment delivery
This HCV Action good practice case study focuses on Nottingham University Hospitals Trust's Homecare treatment delivery project. The project offered patients the option to receive treatment for hepatitis C in their own homes. The project proved popular with patients and resulted in a number of benefits to the service compared with delivering treatment in secondary care.UK, England, East Midlands Case study PDF -
United Kingdom drug situation: Focal Point annual report 2017
The UK Focal Point on Drugs' (part of Public Health England) annual report on the United Kingdom drug situation, providing updates for 2017. The report contains details of hepatitis C prevalence and incidence rates among injecting drug users, levels of testing, diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis C and prevention efforts by UK governments.UK Reports & Research PDF -
Good practice case study: ITTREAT (Integrated community-based Test – stage – TREAT)
This HCV Action good practice case study summarises a 4-year Integrated Test-stage and TREAT (ITTREAT) community project in Brighton, where a specialist hepatitis nurse was appointed to lead a ‘one-stop’ holistic hepatitis C service - including testing, assessment of liver scarring, education and treatment - within a community-based substance misuse service.
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Business case template: ITTREAT (Integrated community-based Test – stage – TREAT)
Following a successful 4-year project evaluation in Brighton, the ITTREAT team have produced a commissioning business case template based on their project, intended for use to secure funding for a specialist hepatitis C nurse and develop an integrated community-based hepatitis C service to engage PWID. The template is available for download in word and is designed to be locally amended.
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Hepatitis B/C in the countries of the EU/ EEA: a systematic review of the prevalence among at-risk groups
This 2018 study provides estimates of hepatitis C (and hepatitis B) prevalence among people in prison, men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) in countries which are member states of the European Union and European Economic Area. This article has been republished by HCV Action under the terms of the Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/UK, Rest of World Reports & Research PDF -
Hepatitis C in the North West: Annual report 2016
Public Health England's 'Hepatitis C in the North West: Annual report 2016' (published March 2018) provides an update on the epidemiology of heaptitis in the north west of England, benchmarks progress in achieving the recommendations of the 2015 report and makes a series of new recommendations.North West Reports & Research PDF -
Hepatitis C in England 2018 report
The latest Hepatitis C in England report from Public Health England, providing an update on prevention efforts, and testing, diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis C patients in England.England Reports & Research PDF -
Summary report: Midlands & East Hepatitis C ODN Educational Event 2018
This report provides a summary of the Midlands & East Hepatitis C ODN Educational Event held by HCV Action and NHS England in Nottingham on Friday 9th March 2018.England, East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands Reports & Research PDF -
Midlands & East Hepatitis C ODN Educational Event 2018: Presentations
The second Midlands & East Hepatitis C ODN Educational Event took place on Friday 9th March 2018 at the De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. The event built on the success of the first Midlands & East Hepatitis C ODN Educational Event, which took place in February 2017. Hosted by HCV Action and NHS England, the event offered the chance for ODNs across the Midlands & East region to come together to share their experiences, highlight best practice and discuss challenges.England, East Midlands, East of England, West Midlands Reports & Research PDF