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Detecting & managing hepatitis C in primary care: The impact and consequences of hepatitis C infection
This short film, aimed at GPs and others working with primary care, covers the prevalence of undiagnosed hepatitis C, the growing public health burden of infection and the natural history and consequences of hepatitis C infection.UK Apr 2015 Training, Tools & Templates Video -
Detecting & managing hepatitis C in primary care: Overcoming barriers to testing and treatment
This short film, aimed at GPs and others working with primary care, looks at identifying those at risk of hepatitis C, through assessment & screening; testing and diagnosis, supported with practice examples.UK Apr 2015 Training, Tools & Templates Video -
Detecting & managing hepatitis C in primary care: Current and future treatments
This short film, aimed at GPs and others working in primary care, reviews current standards of care, treatment options and pathways into secondary care and the key components of effective management of people with hepatitis C. It also reviews emerging treatments and explores how patients can make informed treatment choices in an evolving treatment landscape.UK Apr 2015 Training, Tools & Templates Video -
Detecting & managing hepatitis C in primary care: Supporting people through treatment
This short film, aimed at GPs and others working in primary care, examines the support needs of people living with, and being treated for hepatitis C, the management of side effects, the promotion of harm reduction and positive lifestyle advice and the significance of integrated care and support for patients and carers.UK Apr 2015 Training, Tools & Templates Video -
Database: Secondary care prison hospital contacts for hepatitis C treatment
This database lists the hospital contact details of secondary care lead consultants and lead nurses in England responsible for hepatitis C treatment. The database lists the detention centre to which each hospital is connected, the hospital providing treatment, and the lead consultant and lead nurse's name, email address and telephone number. It is aimed at supporting the roll-out of opt-out blood-borne virus testing currently being implemented in prisons across England.England 2014 Tools & Templates MS Excel -
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to support the opt-out BBV testing policy
This information sheet has been put together by Public Health England (PHE) Health and Justice Team and The Hepatitis C Trust, National AIDS Trust and the British Liver Trust to support the implementation of the opt-out blood-borne virus (BBV) testing policy. It includes information to support stakeholders in implementing this work and covers the following areas: · Information about the opt-out BBV policy · General information on BBVs · Useful contacts for further informationEngland May 2014 Training, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Blood-borne virus (BBV) testing flash card
This testing flashcard supports the BBV opt-out testing in prisons policy.England May 2014 Training, Tools & Templates PDF -
Information sheet: Useful educational resources to support the opt-out BBV testing policy
England May 2014 Training, Tools & Templates PDF -
EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C: 2014
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 decisionmaking process by describing the optimal management of patients with acute and chronic HCV infections. These guidelines apply to therapies that will be approved within less than 6 months at the time of their publication.UK Apr 2014 Reports & Research, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF -
World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines for the Screening, Care and Treatment of Persons with Hepatitis C Infection
These are the first guidelines dealing with hepatitis C treatment produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and complement existing guidance on the prevention of transmission of bloodborne viruses, including HCV. They are intended for policy-makers, government officials, and others working in low- and middle income countries who are developing programmes for the screening, care and treatment of persons with HCV infection.Rest of World Apr 2014 Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF