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Summary report: National event for early lessons learnt from the opt-out blood-borne virus (BBV) testing policy in prisons
The ‘National event for early lessons learnt from the opt-out Blood-Borne Virus (BBV) testing policy in prisons’ was held on Thursday 21 May 2015 in Birmingham. This event followed on from one held in 2014 to launch the opt-out BBV testing policy which was originally agreed by PHE, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) and NHS England in their first National Partnership Agreement, which was published in 2013 and which committed to providing BBV testing (HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C) for all prisoners in England.England Aug 2015 Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Turning Evidence into Practice: Improving access to, and completion of, hepatitis C treatment
This briefing, produced by Public Health England, has practical advice for commissioners and services on improving access to, and completion of, hepatitis C treatment. It provides an overview of the key local issues that local providers and commissioners of drug and hepatitis C treatment should consider when commissioning and delivering services, and contains a series of prompts and examples of good practice.UK, England Jul 2015 Case study, Tools & Templates, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Clinical Commissioning Policy Statement: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with cirrhosis
This NHS England policy statement sets out the hepatitis treatments that will be routinely commissioned by NHS England for the treatment of chronic hepatitis in patients with cirrhosis. It also sets out how access to treatments will be organised with the setting up of Operational Delivery Networks from August 2015 and arrangements in the interim.England Jun 2015 Other, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Measuring the impact of the recommendations of the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C - learning from the pilots
In 2011 the London Joint Working Group published 'Tackling the Problem of Hepatitis C, Substance Misuse and Health Inequalities: a Consensus for London'. The document set out a number of recommendations to improve the integration of services in London for people with hepatitis C and a history of using drugs. In 2013 the group aimed to assess the impact of its recommendations by setting up a pilot project in four London boroughs.UK, England, Greater London May 2015 Case study, Other, Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Blood-borne Virus Opt-Out Testing in Prisons: Preliminary Evaluation of Pathfinder Programme: Phase 1, April to September 2014
This Public Health England report highlights the lessons learned from the experience of 11 pathfinder prisons, which will help to identify key factors for successful implementation of the programme across the adult prison estate by the end of 2016-17.
The preliminary data it contains suggests that there has been a near doubling of BBV testing following the introduction of the opt-out testing policy in the 11 pathfinder prisons.UK, England May 2015 Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Hepatitis C: Inequalities in Access to Medicines
This study by IMS Health seeks to understand the barriers to more effective treatment for hepatitis C in England. Among its findings were that inequalities in access to hepatitis C treatment are becoming more pronounced, and that treatment rates are actually falling among the most deprived patient groups.UK, England Mar 2015 Reports & Research PDF -
HCV Action & PHE hepatitis C roadshow in Liverpool: Presentations
On 6th March 2015, HCV Action and Public Health England staged a hepatitis C good practice roadshow in Liverpool. 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 the Merseyside area.UK, England, North West Mar 2015 Case study, Other, Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
HCV Action good practice film: Community-based treatment in Lambeth
In this good practice film, HCV Action interview Katherine Oakes, Senior Nurse for Viral Hepatitis at Kings College Hospital, and Dee Cunniffe, Policy Lead and Project Manager at the London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C. They talk about the outreach service established in Lambeth to provide specialist care to hepatitis C-infected substance users in the borough, which has a higher than average prevalence of hepatitis C among injecting drug users compared to London as a whole.UK, England, Greater London Feb 2015 Case study Video -
Hepatitis C in London
This Public Health England report focuses on the epidemiology of hepatitis C in London, and provides recommendations for stakeholders on measures to prevent further infections and reduce morbidity and mortality of those already infected with the virus.UK, England, Greater London Feb 2015 Reports & Research, Strategy & Planning PDF -
Improving Awareness of Chronic Hepatitis C in Ethnic Minority Groups from South Asia in Greater Manchester 2012 - 2013
This is the final report of the BHA Hepatitis C Project, delivered in partnership with the Islamic Society of Britain. The project, which ran from 2012 to 2013, sought to raise awareness of hepatitis C among South Asian communities in Greater Manchester, principally through the delivery of culturally sensitive information sessions. The report provides an overview of the impact of the project, as well as providing details of the aims of the project and how it was delivered.UK, England, North West Jan 2015 Reports & Research PDF