January 15, 2025

Hepatitis C

47 minutes

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Hepatitis C GP Champion Dr Lindsey Kent and Greater Manchester Peer Programme Manager Tony Horrocks for an overview of Hepatitis C. We cover the basics around the virus and prevalence, potential symptoms and at risk groups to consider when offering testing. We discuss the great work being done to eradicate Hepatitis C in Manchester (and around the UK) including Tony’s personal story as well as his work as a Peer Programme Manager. Wonderful to hear the success rate for cure with medications and how the team ‘leave no one behind’.

Great listening for all of us working in General Practice.

You can use these podcasts as part of your CPD - we don’t do certificates but they still count :)

Useful resources:

NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries Hepatitis C (last revised Sept 2022): https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/hepatitis-c/

The Hepatitis C Trust UK Online Risk Checker: https://www.hepctrust.org.uk/hepatitis-c-risk-checker/

Order free Hepatitis C test UK: https://hepctest.nhs.uk/

Liverpool Hepatitis Interaction Checker: https://hep-druginteractions.org/checker

Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network: https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/innovation-at-mft/hepatitis-c-operational-delivery-network-for-greater-manchester-and-east-cheshire

Aneesha Noonan’s podcast on Expanding hepatitis C elimination into Primary Care settings: https://youtu.be/U5TdLJdAGrI?si=Woy1nkVxfCztXaJY

Hep C U Later Primary Care Toolkit: https://www.hepculater.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Primary-Care-Toolkit-Final-with-links-v2-with-updated-date.pdf

Hep C U Later’s ‘Hep C Elimination Successes’: https://www.hepculater.com/hepatitis-c-elimination-successes/

Hep C U Later: GP practices can run a case finding tools (these are already installed on systems within general practice). If you’re interested in running these tools with support from other organisations email [email protected] so we can link you to the right people.

NHS England » NHS set to eliminate Hepatitis C ahead of rest of the world: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/12/nhs-set-to-eliminate-hepatitis-c/

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This podcast has been made with the support of GP Excellence and Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board. Given that it is recorded with Greater Manchester clinicians, the information discussed may not be applicable elsewhere and it is important to consult local guidelines before making any treatment decisions.

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