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Summary report: North East & Cumbria ODN Workshop, Newcastle
This report provides a summary of the North East & Cumbria ODN Workshop held by HCV Action, in partnership with the ODN, in Newcastle on Wednesday 3rd May 2017. The workshop brought together a range of stakeholders working across the hepatitis C pathway in the North East & Cumbria ODN region, with the aim of discussing some of the barriers faced by the ODN, as well as providing a forum in which to develop solutions to some of these challenges. The report includes summaries of the day's talks and group discussion, as well as suggested next steps to be taken following the event.North East, UK Reports & Research 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 B and C testing activities, needs, and priorities in the EU/EEA
Hepatitis B and C virus infections are associated with a considerable burden of disease in Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control undertook a survey to assess needs and priorities prior to developing guidance on testing and screening for hepatitis B and C in the EU/EEA, and to update the existing evidence on the burden of HBV/HCV morbidity and mortality across EU/EEA Member States.Rest of World Reports & Research PDF -
Annual statement of progress: Liver Disease Delivery Plan
This report provides an update on the Welsh Government's Liver Disease Delivery Plan, which was launched in 2015. It reports Wales is the only country in the UK to have no restrictions on access to new hepatitis C treatments, with the next challenge being to find and test the undiagnosed.UK, Wales Jun 2017 Reports & Research PDF -
Summary report: Hepatitis C good practice roadshow, Cambridge
This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health England in Cambridge on 9th May 2017. The roadshow was aimed at sharing good practice around hepatitis C and instigating local action to address the virus. The report includes summaries of the talks and workshops held on the day, as well as attendees' pledges for taking further action on hepatitis C.UK, England, East of England Reports & Research PDF -
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 -
HCV Action and PHE hepatitis C roadshow in Cambridge: Presentations
On 9th May 2017, HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge and the wider east of England region.UK, England, East of England Other, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Global Hepatitis Report 2017
This WHO Global hepatitis report describes the global and regional estimates on viral hepatitis in 2015, setting the baseline for tracking progress in implementing the new global strategy.Rest of World Apr 2017 Reports & Research PDF -
Guidance for Blood Borne Virus services within Community Drug & Alcohol Services in the East of England
This document, produced by the East of England Viral Hepatitis Group, forms part of a wider toolkit for community drug and alcohol services in the East of England, and aims to (a) enable compliance with Public Health Law and (b) to protect the East of England population from the consequences of hepatitis B & C by agreeing a clear care pathway with Community Drug & Alcohol Services (CDAS) in the region.England, East of England Apr 2017 Strategy & Planning PDF -
Good practice case study: South West Peer-to-Peer Education
In 2014, Addaction and The Hepatitis C Trust, supported by AbbVie, formed a partnership through which the two organisations worked together to support people with a history of injecting drug use into the hepatitis C care pathway. The partnership project adopted three key interventions; peer-to-peer education, a buddying scheme, and a workforce development programme. An external evaluation was conducted on all three elements of the project (with the report available here). This case study summarises the findings of the peer-to-peer education intervention.UK, England, South West Apr 2017 Case study PDF