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One Recovery Bucks BBV Pathway
This best practice resource details the One Recovery Bucks blood borne virus pathway implemented in 2016. The pathway, involving partnership working with the local NHS Trust is much simpler than the previous pathway and is all completed ‘in-house’ at the One Recovery Bucks community drug and alcohol service. The new pathway has resulted in an increase in those who test positive advancing to access treatment from 18% to over 90%.UK 10 Jan 2020 Tools & Templates PDF -
WHO policy brief on access to testing and treatment for people who inject drugs and people in prisons
The World Health Organisation (WHO) published this policy brief in April 2019 to set out the current landscape of country hepatitis policies for harm reduction and hepatitis C testing and treatment for people who inject drugs and people in prisons. It aims to capture how governments are translating the WHO Global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis 2016-2021, which the UK Government has signed up to, in national plans. It also provides a summary of the enablers and barriers to hepatitis C testing and treatment in these populations.UK, Rest of World 17 May 2019 Reports & Research, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action roadshow "Tackling Hepatitis C in Scottish Prisons", Glasgow: Presentations
On 6th December 2018, HCV Action held a roadshow in Glasgow focused on tackling hepatitis C in prisons. The event was attended by prison healthcare staff, public health professionals, third sector staff working with prisons or BBVs, and patients. Slides presented on the day are enclosed.Scotland 20 Dec 2018 Tools & Templates PDF -
HCV Action and Public Health England hepatitis C roadshow in Sheffield: Presentations
On 17th October 2018, HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in Sheffield. The event was designed to showcase and share best practice in the prevention, diagnosis, testing and treatment of hepatitis C, and identify specific issues and potential solutions for tackling hepatitis C in Sheffield and the wider South Yorkshire area.UK, England, Yorkshire and the Humber 12 Nov 2018 Tools & Templates PDF -
Business case template: ITTREAT (Integrated community-based Test – stage – TREAT)
Following a successful 4-year project evaluation in Brighton, the ITTREAT team have produced a commissioning business case template based on their project, intended for use to secure funding for a specialist hepatitis C nurse and develop an integrated community-based hepatitis C service to engage PWID. The template is available for download in word and is designed to be locally amended.
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Guide to hepatitis C for people living with HIV
This resource, produced by i-Base, is a guide on hepatitis C-HIV coinfection, providing information on transmission, symptoms and treatment.UK Tools & Templates PDF -
Hepatitis C for people with HIV (Pocket-size)
A pocket-size guide on hepatitis C-HIV coinfection, developed by i-Base.UK Tools & Templates PDF -
Tackling Blood-Borne Viruses: A framework for prisons in the UK
Tackling Blood-Borne Viruses, a report produced by NAT (National AIDS Trust), features guidance and case studies on tackling BBVs, including hepatitis C, in prisons. The report is aimed primarily at healthcare staff based in prisons but may also be relevant to others involved in the management of prisons and the health and wellbeing of people in prison.UK Case study, Training, Reports & Research, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Template Operational Delivery Network Memorandum of Understanding
Developed with the Eastern Hepatitis Network, this template Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a resource that can be used by Operational Delivery Networks to agree the responsibilities, obligations and rights of each party when collaborating with other services.England Tools & Templates MS Word -
Hepatitis C scare stories: true or false
Produced by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this resource is a series of posters which address common perceptions of hepatitis C, dispelling myths and providing facts about the virus.UK Other, Tools & Templates PDF