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Summary report: Hepatitis C good practice roadshow, Cardiff - December 2017
This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health Wales in Cardiff on 8th December 2017. The roadshows are a series of events aiming to bring together professionals working with hepatitis C in a variety of contexts, identify challenges and solutions for tackling hepatitis C locally, and showcase and share examples of good practice in prevention, testing, and treatment. The report includes summaries of the talks and workshops held on the day and attendees' reflections on the day.UK, Wales Reports & Research PDF -
HCV Action and Public Health Wales hepatitis C roadshow in Cardiff: Presentations
On 8th December 2017, HCV Action and Public Health Wales (PHW) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in Leeds. 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 Cardiff and across Wales.UK, Wales Other, Strategy & Planning 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 -
Laboratory reports of hepatitis C: April to June 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 April to June 2016.England, Wales Reports & Research PDF -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Shooting Up: Infections among people who inject drugs in the UK 2014 - An update, November 2015
This annual national report describes trends in the extent of infections and associated risks and behaviours among people who inject drugs in the UK to the end of 2014. Among its findings are that:
- Two in five of those people in the UK who inject psychoactive drugs are living with hepatitis C, with around half of these infections remaining undiagnosed.
- Changing patterns of psychoactive drug injection are increasing the risk of infection.UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales Nov 2015 Reports & Research PDF -
Together for Health -Liver Disease Delivery Plan
The Liver Disease Delivery Plan, launched by the Welsh Government and NHS Wales in May 2015, seeks to prevent liver disease and improve related services, and includes a focus on addressing viral hepatitis in Wales.
The Plan aims to halt the ride in liver disease and deaths; provide more support to patients; improve the quality of services' improve specialist knowledge in liver disease throughout the health service, and encourage patients to take responsibility for their health and care.UK, Wales May 2015 Other, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action good practice film: Addaction workforce development programme
In this good practice film, HCV Action interviews David Badcock of Addaction and Stuart Smith of The Hepatitis C Trust, about the development and implementation of an Addaction workforce development programme, which aimed to improve awareness and knowledge of hepatitis C among Addaction staff. The programme was formed as a result of a partnership between Addaction and The Hepatitis C Trust, and involved the secondment of Stuart Smith, National Drug Services Lead at The Hepatitis C Trust, to Addaction to develop and deliver training to Addaction staff.UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Greater London Jan 2015 Case study, Training Video