Hepatitis C: Everything you need to know
Hepatitis C can often have no symptoms, and prolonged infection can cause long term liver damage. If found, hep C can be treated with a free course of tablets from the NHS. The tablets that are now prescribed are simple to take and most people have very few side effects or no side effects.
More information can be found on the NHS website below:
Anyone can access the testing but at risk groups that we’d like to reach include:
- People with current or previous use of drug paraphernalia like injecting equipment or spoons.
- People who have shared injecting equipment
- People within the criminal justice system or released from prison
- People who were born or lived in a country where hepatitis C is more common. This includes:
- Egypt
- Pakistan
- Portugal, including Madeira
- Russia
- Poland
- and former Soviet republic states including:
- Moldova
- Latvia
- Romania
- People who have had medical treatment or dental treatment in a country where hep C is more common
- People who are homeless
- Men who have sex with men and people who have unprotected sex where there may be exposure to blood
- Individuals who may have had a tattoo or piercing from unregulated settings
- People who have had a blood transfusion, blood products, or an organ or tissue transplant in the UK before 1996
- People whose mother had hepatitis C
- People who have lived with or currently live with people who have hep C
Please download the Patient Leaflets for more information on what you need to know:
