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<p>NHS England has already published its planning approach to implement National Institute
for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended treatment during 2016/17. NHS England
has committed to produce an operational framework for hepatitis C during 2016/17.
This will set out NHS England’s commitment to improving outcomes in hepatitis C across
England. The publication date for the document has not been set but we anticipate
work to continue during the late spring and early summer.</p><p> </p><p>NICE Technology
Appraisals (TA) 363, 364 and 365 require Operational Delivery Networks to prioritise
treatment for patients with the highest unmet clinical need. The National Health Service
commitment to 10,000 treatments in 2016/17 reflects the multi-year modelling used
by NICE and published in conjunction with the recommendations for TA 364. The NICE
recommendations note that treatment decisions are influenced by clinical characteristics
such as level of liver damage, genotype, treatment history and comorbidities. The
recommendations also record the advice of clinical experts to the committee that a
realistic estimate of patients accessing treatment each year is between 7-10,000.</p><p>
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