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Clinical Review of the Impacts of Hepatitis C: Short Life Working Group Report for the Scottish Government
This independent clinical review commissioned by the Scottish Government assesses the impacts of chronic hepatitis C infection on the health and wellbeing of individuals affected by contaminated blood and blood products. The review recommends that Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme beneficiaries should be able to self-assess regarding the effect hepatitis C has had on their life, and which level of payment they are entitled to as a result. In October 2018, the Scottish Government confirmed it would accept the recommendations of this report.Scotland 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 -
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 -
All Together Now: Our strategy to address the harms of alcohol and drugs in Scotland
The Scottish Government's draft strategy for tackling problematic alcohol and drug use, which contains recommendations related to hepatitis C, including routine BBV testing in drug services, alongside support accessing treatment for those diagnosed with hepatitis C.Scotland Strategy & Planning PDF -
Addaction Hepatitis C Strategy
Substance misuse service Addaction has produced a Hepatitis C Strategy, detailing the service's five-point plan for contributing to efforts to tackle hepatitis C.UK Strategy & Planning PDF -
Hepatitis C in the UK 2018 Report
Public Health England's annual 'Hepatitis C in the UK' report is the key national reporting document for hepatitis C. This is the tenth such report and follows the WHO Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016 to 2021 and the draft action plan for the health sector response to viral hepatitis in the WHO European region. The report is structured to support UK monitoring of the Global Health Sector Strategy goals and summarises the impact of UK action plans to drive down mortality from HCV and reduce the number of new infections.UK Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Public health guidance on active case finding of communicable diseases in prison settings
This document, produced by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, provides guidance to EU/EEA member states on prevention and case-finding for communicable diseases, including hepatitis C, in prisons.UK, Rest of World Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Signposting the Way to Elimination by 2025
The Hepatitis C Coalition is an umbrella group of leading clinicians, patient organisations, professional groups, industry and other interested parties committed to the reduction of morbidity and mortality associated with hepatitis C and its eventual elimination. This collaborative strategy builds on the release of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health's 'Eliminating Hepatitis C in England' report and Public Health England's 'Hepatitis C in England: 2018 Report', with the aim of coordinating action by the key stakeholders involved in delivering elimination.England Reports & Research, 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 -
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.
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