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<p>The United Kingdom Government takes the issue of prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of hepatitis C very seriously. Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England continue
working together with key stakeholders to establish a strategic approach to tackle
hepatitis C, including monitoring treatment access and uptake, as well as establishing
Operation Delivery Networks (ODNs).</p><p>NHS England has invested in a Commissioning
for Quality and Innovation scheme to incentivise ODNs to meet their agreed rate of
roll-out. If their treatment rates deviate from this agreed rate of treatment, they
are no longer eligible for these incentives.</p><p>PHE is working together with NHS
England and the National Offender Management Service to improve coverage of blood
borne virus testing for people in prisons through implementation of opt-out testing.</p><p>PHE
has also commissioned the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) <em>Certificate
in the Detection, Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis B and C in Primary Care</em>
to help raise awareness in primary care and among other professionals working with
groups at high risk of chronic viral hepatitis infection. To supplement this, a new
RCGP course was launched in April 2015, <em>Hepatitis C: Enhancing Prevention, Testing
and Care</em> which comprises four lessons: understanding hepatitis C; preventing
transmission; testing and diagnosis; and treatment and care.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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