Support for Hep C

A cross-party group of MPs and peers, forming the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health, released a report on Tuesday urging national action to eliminate hepatitis C in England.

It is estimated that 160,000 people in England are still living with hepatitis C, with 40-50% remaining undiagnosed.

Charltes Gore, Chief Executive of The Hepatitis C Trust, said that: “Much as there has been great progress, as this report makes clear, we all need to up our game. No-one should be walking round with a virus that could give them liver cancer. No-one should have to wait for treatment. No-one should die from this disease when we have these miraculous drugs. We can eliminate this virus so let’s get on with it.”

With hepatitis C disproportionately affecting disadvantaged and marginalised communities, at BDP we’re continuing to expand treatment opportunities in Bristol through a new weekly hepatitis C advice, testing and treatment drop-in.

Hep C Drop In

Mondays 1:30 – 4:30pm
BDP | Health and Harm Reduction Centre
11 Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE

• Advice: Talk to the Hep C Nurse
• Testing: Finger prick blood test
• Treatment: New 1 tablet daily for 8 weeks
• Liver Scans: Fibroscan only takes a few minutes