Published in March 2020, this report from The King's Fund on health and care for people who sleep rough focusses on reducing barriers people face to accessing healthcare services and on commissioning appropriate services. The report argues that to improve health outcomes for people sleeping rough we need local authorities to team up with charities and community services; we need both a population health approach and a place-based approach; we need co-production with people with lived experience of sleeping rough; and we need staff working with this group to be properly recruited and supported.
Infected Blood Inquiry expert report on hepatitis
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In February 2020, the Infected Blood Inquiry published this expert report on hepatitis, covering all types of blood-borne viral hepatitis (predominantly hepatitis B and hepatitis C). The report outlines: the history of the viruses and attempts to tackle them in the UK; transmission routes; diagnosis and testing trends; symptoms; physical and mental impact of viral hepatitis; potential complications of having viral hepatitis; treatment for liver cirrhosis and failure; treatments for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis D and how these have changed; impact of co-infection with HIV and other blood-borne viruses; whether hepatitis affects people with certain conditions differently; the World Health Organization target to eliminate hepatitis by 2030; progress towards a vaccine; children and hepatitis.
