Hepatitis C: key references and evidence

References

Manns, M.P., Buti, M., Gane, E.D., Pawlotsky, J.M., Razavi, H., Terrault, N. and Younossi, Z., 2017. Hepatitis C virus infection. Nature reviews Disease primers, 3(1), pp.1-19.

National Health Service, 2021. Hepatitis C Treatment. Available at: Hepatitis C - Treatment - NHS

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2022. How should I test for hepatitis C? Available at: How to test | Diagnosis | Hepatitis C | CKS | NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2022. Who should I test for hepatitis C? Available at: Who to screen/test | Diagnosis | Hepatitis C | CKS | NICE

Prati, D., 2006. Transmission of hepatitis C virus by blood transfusions and other medical procedures: a global review. Journal of hepatology, 45(4), pp.607-616.

Public Health Scotland, 2023. Surveillance of hepatitis C in Scotland. Available at: Surveillance of hepatitis C in Scotland – Progress on elimination of hepatitis C as a major public health concern: 2023 update - Surveillance of hepatitis C in Scotland - Publications - Public Health Scotland

Scottish Government, 2023. Sexual health and blood borne virus action plan: 2023 to 2026. Available at: Hepatitis C (HCV) Elimination - Sexual health and blood borne virus action plan: 2023 to 2026 - gov.scot

Scottish Government, 2024. UK Infected Blood Inquiry – final report: First Minister’s response – 21 May 2024. Available at: UK Infected Blood Inquiry - final report: First Minister's response - 21 May 2024 - gov.scot

Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP). Hepatitis C. Glasgow: Office for Public Health in Scotland, 2000.

Scottish Prison Survey, 2019. Prison Survey 2019. Available at: 17thPrisonSurvey_2019_Research.pdf

Taylor, A., Munro, A., Allen, E., Dunleavy, K., Cameron, S., Miller, L. and Hickman, M., 2013. Low incidence of hepatitis C virus among prisoners in Scotland. Addiction, 108(7), pp.1296-1304.

The Hepatitis C Trust, 2023. Hepatitis C: Risks and Causes. Available at: Risks and causes - The Hepatitis C Trust

UK Parliament, 2024. Infected blood scandal: Background, impacts, inquiry outcomes and compensation. Available at: Infected blood scandal: Background, impacts, inquiry outcomes and compensation - House of Lords Library

Whiteley, D., Speakman, E.M., Elliott, L., Jarvis, H., Davidson, K., Quinn, M. and Flowers, P., 2022. Developing a primary care-initiated hepatitis C treatment pathway in Scotland: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 72(722), pp.e668-e676.

World Health Organisation (WHO). 2017. Global Hepatitis Report. 

World Health Organisation, 2022. Global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections for the period 2022-2030. Available at: Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs Programmes

World Health Organisation, 2024. Hepatitis C Fact Sheet. Available at: Hepatitis C

Wylie, L., Hutchinson, S., Liddell, D. and Rowan, N. 2014. The successful implementation of Scotland’s Hepatitis C Action Plan: what can other European stakeholders learn from the experience? A Scottish voluntary sector perspective. BMC infectious diseases, 14(6), S7.

Effectiveness evidence

ScotPHO's purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic. These links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative.

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination

Cochrane Library: Browse by topic

EPPI-Centre: Evidence library

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Evidence services: Evidence search

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidance: Find guidance

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)