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 in secondary care had chronic hepatitis C and were hepatitis C RNA positive.
Hepatitis C in England 2017: Headline table
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This table, produced by Public Health England to accompany 'Hepatitis C in England: 2017 report', collates the key statistics and information related to hepatitis C in England, including burden of infection; mortality and morbidity; incidence of infections; adequacy of harm reduction services; diagnosis rates, and the numbers of people accessing treatment.
