On 14th December 2020, Public Health England published their annual 'Hepatitis C in the UK' report. This analyses the UK's progress towards the World Health Organization's target of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030 at the latest, which the Government signed up to in 2016.
The latest report uses 2019 data to assess progress towards elimination, but also includes a section on the impact of Covid-19 on hepatitis C services, noting that "the Covid-19 pandemic poses a serious threat to our ability to meet WHO HCV elimination goals".
Hepatitis C Commissioning Toolkit
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The Hepatitis C Commissioning Toolkit, originally published in September 2013 and most recently updated in September 2018, outlines the importance of effective commissioning in eliminating hepatitis C and sets out key commissioning responsibilities, with the intention of bringing clarity to an often highly fragmented commissioning landscape. The toolkit also provides a guide to commissioning cost-effective services which are tailored to the needs of people with hepatitis C, by setting out how to ensure a clear, connected and properly funded hepatitis C care pathway, as well as providing good practice examples.
