This report summarises the October 2020 HCV Action webinar on hepatitis C case-finding in under-served groups, which formed part of a week-long series of webinars centred around the National Hepatitis C ODN Stakeholder Event.
The webinar focused on four under-served groups in particular: Gypsy, Roma and Travellers; migrants; sex-workers, and the South Asian community.
The webinar featured contributions from the following speakers:
• Beth Davies – Head of Service and Development (Dorset), EDP Drug & Alcohol Services
• Dr Inês Campos-Matos – Head of Migration Health, Public Health England
Characteristics of an ideal Hepatitis C service - summary paper
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In this paper Siobhan Fahey, the Greater Manchester Programme lead for Hepatitis C, and Julie Cunningham, commissioning manager within the Commissioning Business Service (CBS), review the processes undertaken in engaging with stakeholder groups during the Greater Manchester HCV strategy. Stakeholder groups were given the opportunity to comment on what they thought were the key characteristics of an ideal Hepatitis C service in relation to the various parts of the care pathway. It outlines the key stages and discussion that have taken place regarding the development of the characteristics of a Hepatitis C service.
