All the news Showing 10 of 12 articles from: Models of careGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Peer-led outreach improves uptake of hepatitis C care among homeless and people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 24 January 2020 Intensive peer support during engagement with hepatitis C care was associated with a high level of engagement in care among vulnerable people including recently homeless people and people who inject drugs in London, ... HepCheck screening programme links 80% to hepatitis C care in 4 European countries Keith Alcorn / 21 January 2020 Hepatitis C screening programmes targeting the homeless, people who inject drugs and prisoners achieved linkage to specialist care in over 80% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C, a four-country European study found. The study ... Primary care providers can effectively treat people with hepatitis C Liz Highleyman / 07 December 2016 Primary care providers such as non-specialist physicians and nurse practitioners can be quickly trained to provide direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C with a high level of treatment success and provider satisfaction, according ... Inexpensive interventions can boost engagement with key stages of viral hepatitis care continuum Michael Carter / 14 October 2016 Several cheap interventions can significantly boost engagement with the continuum of care for viral hepatitis, a systematic literature review and a series of meta-analyses published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases show. Programmes led by ... Shifting hepatitis C treatment to primary care providers could expand availability Liz Highleyman / 15 April 2016 Hepatitis C treatment managed by non-specialists such as primary care physicians and nurse practitioners is as safe and effective as treatment delivered by specialists and could help increase the number of people receiving ... Primary care doctors and nurse practitioners can successfully treat people with hepatitis C Liz Highleyman / 06 April 2016 Direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C delivered by non-specialists such as primary care physicians and nurse practitioners is safe and effective – even for the most difficult-to-treat patients – and could potentially help ... Study reveals potential challenges for scaling up of HCV therapy in UK Michael Carter / 03 December 2015 A large proportion of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the UK have co-morbidities, hazardous use of drugs and alcohol and are taking medications that can potentially interact with HCV ... Peer workers improve drug users’ engagement with HIV care in Ukraine Roger Pebody / 22 October 2015 An innovative programme in which peer outreach workers use a case management approach to help HIV-positive people who inject drugs to engage with medical services and to begin antiretroviral therapy appears to ... Report highlights major failings in UK response to hepatitis C Michael Carter / 07 May 2013 The UK needs to “be doing so much more” in response to hepatitis C, according to a new report. Supported by a consortium of leading hepatitis C charities, Confronting the silent epidemic: a ... Hepatitis B treatment and care in the UK need to evolve to keep pace with the global epidemic Michael Carter / 09 January 2013 “Persistent HBV [hepatitis B virus] infection has changed its face in the UK,” research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows. The study found considerable diversity in viral genotype and ... ← First12Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Access to medicines & diagnostics Hepatitis C elimination Models of care Finance, funding & health economics National policy European policy International policy Activism and civil society Pharmaceutical industry Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive