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The Public Health England (PHE) 2019 report ‘Shooting up’ suggests that harm reduction
interventions for people who inject drugs, including access to sterile injecting equipment
and effective drug dependence treatment, can prevent and control hepatitis C virus
among this group<p /><p /><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for assessing
local drug needs and commissioning prevention, treatment and harm reduction services
and interventions, which include needle exchange provision.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England
and NHS Improvement are working with PHE to review the harm reduction activity that
is currently available.</p><p /><p />
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