Category list : Hepatitis C
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Advanced service to pay pharmacies £36 per point-of-care hepatitis C test delivered
Contractors in England will be reimbursed £36 for each point-of-care hepatitis C test offered as part of an advanced service, which will launch on 1 September 2020.
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Case-finding intervention helps GPs identify and treat patients with hepatitis C Subscription
An intervention designed to help GP practices identify and refer patients for hepatitis C testing and treatment is both effective and cost-effective, research published in the BMJ has found.
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Greggs vouchers offered to encourage drug users to get tested for hepatitis C Subscription
Substance misuse and needle exchange patients in Newcastle will be given “up to £25 of Greggs vouchers” if they present for a blood spot test for hepatitis C in a community pharmacy.
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Hepatitis C testing for people with any risk factor more cost effective Subscription
Testing individuals with any risk factor for the hepatitis C virus is more cost effective than restricting screening to people with a history of injecting drugs, a study based in the Isle of Wight has found.
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New clinical roles in cardiovascular disease and hepatitis C in community pharmacy contract Subscription
Community pharmacists could be involved in detecting undiagnosed cardiovascular disease under plans laid out in the ‘The Community Pharmacy Contract Framework for 2019/20 to 2023/24’.
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England hits WHO 2020 hepatitis C target three years early Subscription
Deaths from liver disease related to serious hepatitis C fell by more than 16% between 2015 and 2017, according to data published by Public Health England.
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New hepatitis C infections have dropped almost 70% in HIV+ men in London since 2015, study shows Subscription
Incidence of hepatitis C has fallen by almost 70% in HIV positive men who have sex with men living in London since 2015, according to research presented at a major HIV conference.
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Needle and syringe programmes cost effective in reducing HCV transmission Subscription
Study shows needle and syringe programmes reduce transmission of hepatitis C while delivering cost savings.
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More than half of patients using needle exchange pilot tested positive for Hepatitis C Subscription
Results of a four-month pilot project show that more than half of patients using pharmacy-based needle exchange services tested positive for hepatitis C antibodies.
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'Radical change' needed to hit hepatitis C targets Subscription
A “radical change” in the health service’s response to the hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs is required if NHS England’s target to eliminate the disease by 2025 is to be met.
