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<p>Public Health England (PHE) has undertaken various activities to increase the number
of people tested for blood-borne viruses (BBV) including contributing to and developing
a range of guidance:</p><p> </p><p>- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
(NICE) guidance to promote and offer testing for hepatitis B and C [1]</p><p> </p><p>-
Best practice guidance on hepatitis B antenatal screening and the newborn immunisation
programme [2]</p><p> </p><p>- NICE guidance on increasing human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) testing among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) [3] and Black African [4] communities
in a variety of community and medical settings.</p><p> </p><p>- An offer of antenatal
HIV screening is recommended for all pregnant women [5].</p><p> </p><p>- Piloting
models of service delivery and exploiting novel testing methods, including point of
care testing and alternatives to venepuncture to test for HIV, hepatitis B and C in
community settings.</p><p> </p><p>- Working collaboratively with the National Health
Service and non-governmental organisations to advocate for increased uptake of screening
for BBV and monitoring testing uptake of BBV in the United Kingdom [6],[7].</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>[1] Hepatitis B and C: ways to
promote and offer testing to people at increased risk of infection; Issued: December
2012 last modified: March 2013 NICE public health guidance 43 <a href="http://publications.nice.org.uk/hepatitis-b-and-c-ways-to-promote-and-offer-testing-to-people-at-increased-risk-of-infection-ph43/considerations"
target="_blank">http://publications.nice.org.uk/hepatitis-b-and-c-ways-to-promote-and-offer-testing-to-people-at-increased-risk-of-infection-ph43/considerations</a></p><p>
</p><p>[2] Department of Health. Hepatitis B antenatal screening and newborn immunisation
programme: Best practice guidance 2011 www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/215622/dh_132637.pdf</p><p>
</p><p>[3] Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among Men who have Sex with Men. NICE
public health guidance 34 <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph34/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men-pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph34/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men-pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>[4] Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among black Africans in England NICE
public health guidance 33 <a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph33/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-black-africans-in-england-pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph33/resources/guidance-increasing-the-uptake-of-hiv-testing-among-black-africans-in-england-pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>[5] Yin Z et al. HIV in the United Kingdom 2014 Report: data to end 2013. November
2014. Public Health England, London. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>[6] Public Health England. Hepatitis C in the UK: 2014 Report. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337115/HCV_in_the_UK_2014_24_July.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/337115/HCV_in_the_UK_2014_24_July.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>[7] Public Health England. HIV in the UK: 2014 Report <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/377194/2014_PHE_HIV_annual_report_19_11_2014.pdf</a></p><p>
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