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Hepatitis C in the UK 2014 report
This annual Hepatitis C in the UK report provides detail on the scale of the problem in 2014; prevention of infection in people who inject drugs (PWIDs); diagnosis, testing and awareness of infection; and access to treatment and care.UK Jul 2014 Reports & Research PDF -
Tri-borough Substance Misuse and Sexual Health Blood Borne Virus Strategy 2014-2016: Hammersmith & Fulham, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster City Council
This substance misuse and sexual health blood borne virus strategy has been produced jointly by the tri-borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council to ensure that prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C has an increased focus.Greater London Jul 2014 Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action good practice case study: Brownlow Health, Liverpool
This HCV Action case study provides an overview of Brownlow Health Practice in Liverpool. Brownlow Health's unique primary care model of testing, diagnosis and treatment for hepatitis C through a Hepatitis C Community Nurse has led to significant positive outcomes locally. In particular, diagnoses have been increased, do not attends reduced, treatment initiations increased, and the burden has been eased on secondary and tertiary services in Liverpool.North West 30 Jun 2014 Case study PDF -
HCV Action good practice case study: Addaction's Positive Support Project, Lanarkshire
This HCV Action good practice case study gives an overview of a successful 'Positive Support' service for hepatitis C patients. Run by Addaction and based in Motherwell, the service provides informed advice, active support and treatment to otherwise isolated people with hepatitis C living in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The case study gives a breakdown of the issues the project aims to address; how the project works, and its outputs and outcomes.UK, Scotland Jun 2014 Case study PDF -
Hepatitis C in Primary Care: the way forward
This set of presentation slides, on the way forward for hepatitis C in primary care, originally accompanied Dr Iain Brew's talk at the RCGP and SMMGP Managing Drugs and Alcohol in Primary Care conference in May 2014.UK 2014 Other PDF -
HCV Action good practice case study: The Hepatitis C Trust's Testing Van
This HCV Action case study provides an example of good practice in hepatitis C awareness and testing of hard-to-reach groups. It includes an overview of The Hepatitis C Trust's testing van project and the issues it aims to address, and details the outputs and outcomes from the project. This written case study can be read alongside HCV Action's good practice testing van video.UK May 2014 Case study PDF -
HCV Action good practice film: The Hepatitis C Trust Testing Van
Jim Conneely, Outreach Officer at The Hepatitis C Trust, talks to HCV Action about his work on the testing van, raising awareness of hepatitis C and testing hard-to-reach groups. A local peer support worker, Basil Turner at Groundswell, also discusses the way in which his services link up with Jim's testing van, and a service user talks through his experiences.UK May 2014 Case study Video -
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