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
Greater Manchester Commissioning Guidelines for Blood Borne Virus Prevention
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The burden of blood borne viruses in Greater Manchester is high. There is an upward trend in the number of HIV diagnoses in in the area and an escalation in patients attending hospitals with complications resulting from Hepatitis C. The Greater Manchester Blood Borne Virus Prevention Commissioning Guidelines are based on the Greater Manchester Blood Borne Virus Prevention Strategy. Both documents were developed by the Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Strategy (GMHCVS), a public health programme funded by the Greater Manchester Director of Public Health group. The most common serious viruses carried in people's bloodstreams are hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Collectively these are known as blood borne viruses (BBVs). The Greater Manchester Hepatitis C Strategy (GMHCVS) Blood Borne Virus Prevention Strategy recognises the need for integrated, local BBV prevention strategy activities to prevent future infections and reduce the ever increasing impact of BBVs on the health services.
