HEPATITIS C
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Recent advances have changed the landscape... Oral treatments can now take as little as eight to 16 weeks, are generally well tolerated, and have very high success rates’
Anyone concerned about whether or not they may have been, or are currently, at risk of contracting hepatitis C, should seek advice from a healthcare professional. GP surgeries, sexual health clinics, genitourinary medicine( GUM) clinics and drug treatment services all now offer testing for hepatitis C.
REFERENCES AND CONTACTS
PAGES 2-3: OVERVIEW
Public Health England 1. Hepatitis C in the UK – 2018 report www. gov. uk / government / publications / hepatitis-c-in-the-uk 2. Hepatitis C in England – 2018 report www. gov. uk / government / publications / hepatitis-c-in-the-uk
World Health Organization
3. Global hepatitis report 2017 origin. who. int / hepatitis / publications / global-hepatitisreport2017 / en /
8. www. who. int / hepatitis / publications / hepelimination-by-2030-brief / en /
UNODC
4. World drug report 2018 – page 7 www. unodc. org / wdr2018 / prelaunch / WDR18 _ Booklet _ 1 _ EXSUM. pdf
NHS Choices 5. www. nhs. uk / conditions / hepatitis-c / complications / 6. www. nhs. uk / conditions / hepatitis-c /
The Hepatitis C Trust 7. www. hepctrust. org. uk / information / about-hepatitis-cvirus / genotypes-hepatitis-c
NHS England 9. www. england. nhs. uk / 2018 / 01 / hepatitis-c-2 /
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health
10. Inquiry report: Eliminating hepatitis C in England www. appghep. org. uk / download / reports / Eliminating % 20Hep % 20C % 20APPG. pdf
PAGES 4-5: POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
World Health Organization
1. Global hepatitis report 2017 origin. who. int / hepatitis / publications / global-hepatitisreport2017 / en /
British Medical Journal 2. Decompensated cirrhosis. BMJ, clinical review: www. bmj. com / content / 352 / bmj. i124:
Office of National Statistics
3. Statistical bulletin, Cancer survival in England: adult, stage at diagnosis and childhood- patients followed up to 2016, available at https:// www. ons. gov. uk / peoplepopulationandcommunity / healthandsocialcare / conditionsanddiseases / bulletins / ca ncersurvivalinengland / adultstageatdiagnosisandchildhoo dpatientsfollowedupto2016 # cancer-survival-in-englandpatients-diagnosed-between-2011-and-2015-andfollowed-up-to-2016-national-statistics( accessed, September 2018)
London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C 4. HCV testing in NSP( needle and syringe provision) community pharmacies pilot( phase 1) http:// www. hcvaction. org. uk / resource / hcv-testing-nspneedle-and-syringe-provision-community-pharmaciespilot-phase-1
The Hepatitis C Trust 5. www. hepctrust. org. uk / information / testing
/ testing-hepatitis-c
NHS Choices 6. www. nhs. uk / conditions / liver-transplant
Global Commission on Drug Policy
7. The world drug perception problem – countering prejudices about people who use drugs www. globalcommissionondrugs. org / reports / changing-perceptions /
8.‘ I’ m Worth...’ Campaign: a disease awareness programme, developed and paid for by Gilead Sciences Ltd.
PAGES 6-7: PATHWAYS
World Health Organization
1. Global hepatitis report 2017 origin. who. int / hepatitis / publications / global-hepatitisreport2017 / en /
London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis C
2. HCV testing in NSP( needle and syringe provision) community pharmacies pilot( phase 1) http:// www. hcvaction. org. uk / sites / default / files / resources / LJWG-Pharmacy-Testing-Phase-1-final-report-. pdf
The Hepatitis C Trust 3. www. hepctrust. org. uk / introduction-treatment
NHS Choices 4. www. nhs. uk / conditions / liver-transplant /
The Wider Health series is written and produced by Drink and Drugs News( DDN), the free, independent monthly magazine for the substance misuse sector. www. drinkanddrugsnews. com
This supplement has been funded by AbbVie and Gilead, who have had input into the content. The final editorial decision has been DDN’ s. AbbVie: AXHCV181022. Gilead: HCV / UK / 18-09 / MA / 2258. Oct 2018
USEFUL CONTACTS
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health www. appghep. org. uk
HCV Action www. hcvaction. org. uk
Hepatitis C Initiative www. hepatitis-c-initiative. eu
National Aids Trust www. nat. org. uk
The British Liver Trust www. britishlivertrust. org. uk
The Hepatitis C Coalition www. hepc-coalition. uk
The Hepatitis C Trust www. hepctrust. org. uk
NHS England www. england. nhs. uk
NICE www. nice. org. uk
NHSSMPA( for NHS treatment providers) www. nhs-substance-misuse-provideralliance. org. uk
Public Health England www. gov. uk / government / organisations / public-health-england
Addaction www. addaction. org. uk
Blenheim CDP www. blenheimcdp. org. uk
Change, Grow, Live www. changegrowlive. org
Equinox www. equinoxcare. org. uk
Phoenix Futures www. phoenix-futures. org. uk
Turning Point www. turning-point. co. uk
Adfam( family support) www. adfam. org. uk
SMMGP( supports good treatment practice) www. smmgp. org. uk