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Recommendations related to hepatitis c

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Infected Blood Inquiry Penrose Inquiry

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9 total
IBI-6a(i) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

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 …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Accepted in …
UK Government
IBI-6a(ii) Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

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

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, the Welsh Government, the Scottish Government, and the Northern …
UK Government
IBI-6a(iii) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

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 …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Accepted in …
UK Government
IBI-6a(iv) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

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

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Accepted in …
UK Government
IBI-6a(v) Accepted in Part Infected Blood Inquiry

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 …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in principle by the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern …
UK Government
IBI-6a(vi) Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

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 …

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government. Accepted in …
UK Government
IBI-8a Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

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.

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Accepted in principle by …
UK Government NHS England
IBI-8b Accepted Infected Blood Inquiry

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.

- The Government's implementation dashboard records this recommendation as: Accepted in full by the UK Government, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Accepted in principle by …
UK Government NHS England
PENROSE-1 Accepted Penrose Inquiry

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 …

- The Scottish Government established a Short-Life Working Group in 2015, comprising representatives from the Scottish Government, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, and Health Protection …
Scottish Government