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Summary report: Hepatitis C good practice roadshow, Kent - September 2018
This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health England in Maidstone on 5th September 2018. The report includes summaries of the workshops held on the day and attendees' reflections and pledges for action.South East Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action and Public Health England hepatitis C roadshow in Kent: Presentations
HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged the second hepatitis C good practice roadshow of 2018 in Maidstone on 5th September, bringing together 80 people from across Kent to discuss challenges to tackling hepatitis C and share solutions. The event was attended by clinicians, nurses, commissioners, drug and alcohol service workers, prison health professionals, and others working around hepatitis C in Kent.South East Other, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action and Public Health England hepatitis C roadshow in Oxford: Presentations
On 7th June 2018, HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in Oxford. 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 Oxford and the wider South East area.England, South East Other, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Summary report: Hepatitis C good practice roadshow, Oxford - June 2018
This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health England in Oxford on 7th June 2018. The report includes summaries of the workshops held on the day and attendees' reflections and pledges for action.England, South East Reports & Research PDF -
Good practice case study: ITTREAT (Integrated community-based Test – stage – TREAT)
This HCV Action good practice case study summarises a 4-year Integrated Test-stage and TREAT (ITTREAT) community project in Brighton, where a specialist hepatitis nurse was appointed to lead a ‘one-stop’ holistic hepatitis C service - including testing, assessment of liver scarring, education and treatment - within a community-based substance misuse service.
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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.
UK, South East Case study, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning MS Word -
Good practice case study: Oxford Liaison Service outreach
This HCV Action good practice case study looks at the community outreach work done by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. A survey of injecting drug users in the Oxfordshire area to determine levels of hepatitis C testing found that a third of responders had never been tested for hepatitis C. Following the survey results, the Trust established a Liaison Service, training substance misuse staff to test clients for hepatitis C, referring patients to secondary care and, in some cases, treating patients in the community.UK, South East Case study PDF -
HCV Action good practice case study: Peer to Peer Hepatitis C Mentoring in Hampshire
A hepatitis C peer to peer (P2P) mentoring project established in 2012, in partnership with The Hepatitis C Trust, in order to engage with and support people who have, or may be at risk from, hepatitis C. As an extension of the project, in 2014 a series of testing events were held in order to both raise awareness of hepatitis C among people at risk, and also to increase the numbers of people tested, with mentors playing a key role in ensuring that those being engaged with were fully supported throughout.UK, England, South East Dec 2015 Case study PDF -
HCV Action & PHE hepatitis C roadshow in Brighton: Presentations
On 24th November 2015, HCV Action and Public Health England (PHE) staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in Brighton. 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, with a particular focus on how hepatitis C can be tackled alongside HIV and other BBVs.UK, England, South East Dec 2015 Other PDF -
Summary report: Hepatitis C Good Practice Roadshow, Brighton
This report provides a summary of the good practice hepatitis C roadshow held by HCV Action and Public Health England on 24th November 2015. The roadshow was aimed at sharing good practice around hepatitis C and other BBVs, and instigating local action to address the virus. The report includes summaries of the talks and workshops held on the day, as well as suggested next steps to be taken in order to tackle hepatitis C more effectively in the Brighton and wider Sussex area.UK, South East Nov 2015 Reports & Research PDF