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Around 216,000 people in the UK are living with hepatitis C so it is important that all medical professionals have access to the latest training, information and advice on hepatitis C management. Find here links to relevant materials for clinicians, nurses, GPs, prison healthcare staff and other medical professionals.

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Good practice case study: Community pharmacy testing on the Isle of Wight

This HCV Action good practice case study looks at a community pharmacy testing pilot on the Isle of Wight. It involved the delivery of blood borne virus testing at 22 community pharmacies from September 2014 - May 2015. Primarily focused on increasing the numbers of people tested and diagnosed for hepatitis C, it trebled the number of tests carried out in community open access settings, and led to a significant increase in the numbers of people being referred to specialist care.

This case study looks at why the pilot was established, how it operated, and the outcomes that it achieved.

UK, South West Oct 2016 Case study PDF

Testing & Diagnosis
EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2016

These EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C are intended to assist physicians and other healthcare providers, as well as patients and other interested individuals, in the clinical decision-making process by describing the current optimal management of patients with acute and chronic HCV infections. These recommendations apply to therapies that have been approved by the European Medicines Agency and other national European agencies at the time of their publication.

Rest of World Sep 2016 Other, Reports & Research PDF

Treatment & Care
Working Together to Reduce Harm (Substance Misuse) Delivery Plan 2016 - 2018

This Welsh Government delivery plan describes the work that will be undertaken reduce the harm caused by substance misuse. It includes actions related to hepatitis C such as the implementation of routine opt-out testing in substance misuse services.

UK, Wales Sep 2016 Strategy & Planning PDF

Testing & Diagnosis, Awareness & Prevention
Hepatitis C Coalition: Report on Operational Delivery Network Visits

This report, published by the Hepatitis C Coalition, provides an overview of visits undertaken by the Coalition to Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) across England. It sets out the detailed analysis of findings from meetings with a variety of health professionals across the country, and includes a number of recommendations intended to further improve the effectivesness of the ODNs.

England Sep 2016 Reports & Research PDF

Prisons, Testing & Diagnosis, Treatment & Care
Together for Health: Liver Disease Annual Report 2016 - Setting the Baseline

This report, published by the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, provides an overview of liver disease in Wales, and gives details of the actions currently underway to tackle liver disease, including hepatitis C.

UK, Wales Reports & Research PDF

Testing & Diagnosis, Treatment & Care, Awareness & Prevention
Penrose Inquiry Recommendation: Report of a Scottish Government Commissioned Short Life Working Group

In light of the Penrose Inquiry recommendation, the Scottish Government recommended that a Short-Life Working Group, involving key stakeholders including those from the Scottish Government and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, be established by Health Protection Scotland. This is the group's final report, which includes a number of key recommendations, including the delivery of a national awareness campaign.

Scotland Sep 2016 Reports & Research PDF

Testing & Diagnosis
Liver Disease in the South West: A health needs assessment

This document provides epidemiological data and an overview of primary and secondary care services for general liver disease in the South West of England and also assesses the main preventable causes, which includes hepatitis C.

UK, England, South West Aug 2016 Reports & Research PDF

Testing & Diagnosis, Treatment & Care, Awareness & Prevention
Laboratory reports of hepatitis C: 2016

This report from Public Health England provides statistics on the number of hepatitis A and hepatitis C laboratory reports in England and Wales from January - March 2016.

England, Wales Aug 2016 Reports & Research PDF

Testing & Diagnosis, Awareness & Prevention
Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C infection

This research article provides an overview of the extrahepatic (i.e. non-liver) impact of hepatitis C, which include cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and central nervous system diseases.

UK, Rest of World Aug 2016 Reports & Research PDF

Treatment & Care
Hepatitis C in the UK 2016 report

This report, published by Public Health England, summarises the scale of the hepatitis C issue in the UK in 2015, in order to help support focused action in UK countries via their national action plans, and in order to eliminate hepatitis C as a major public health threat by 2030. It provides a host of relevant statistics and information related to prevalence, diagnosis, testing and treatment.

UK Aug 2016 Reports & Research PDF

Testing & Diagnosis, Treatment & Care, Awareness & Prevention