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<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) specifically requires
Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) to prioritise hepatitis C patients on the basis
of highest unmet clinical need, as part of a progressive rollout of treatments over
the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is funding providers to treat patients
at the rate outlined in NICE’s guidance, Technology Appraisals 363, 364 and 365, apportioned
to local ODNs based on local health needs. Copies of these Technology Appraisals are
attached.</p>
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