Hepatitis C
Recommendations related to hepatitis c
Tag overview
recommendation across 2 inquiries
Across 2 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
Hepatologist Oversight and Fibroscan Access
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: Those who have been diagnosed with cirrhosis at any point should receive …
Specialist Hepatology Centre Access
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: Those who have fibrosis should receive the same care
Uncertainty About Fibrosis
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: Where there is any uncertainty about whether a patient has fibrosis they …
Fibroscan for Liver Imaging
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: Fibroscan technology should be used for liver imaging, rather than alternatives
Consultant Hepatologist Access
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: Those who have had Hepatitis C which is attributable to infected blood …
Commissioning Hepatology Services
All patients who have contracted hepatitis via a blood transfusion or blood products should receive the following care: Those bodies responsible for commissioning hepatology services in each of the home …
Pre-1996 Transfusion Testing
When doctors become aware that a patient has had a blood transfusion prior to 1996, that patient should be offered a blood test for Hepatitis C.
New Patient Registration Screening
As a matter of routine, new patients registering at a practice should be asked if they have had such a transfusion.
HCV Testing for Pre-1991 Transfusion Recipients
The Scottish Government takes all reasonable steps to offer an HCV test to everyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before September 1991 and who has not been tested …