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The Hepatitis C Trust

27 Crosby Row
London
SE1 3YD

Helpline: 0845 223 4424
Tel: 020 7089 6220
Fax: 020 7089 6201
E-mail: info@hepctrustorg.uk
E-mail: helpline@hepctrust.org.uk (e-mail helpline)
Website: www.hepctrust.org.uk

Description:
A group of people with Hepatitis C trying to help other people who are affected by Hepatitis C.

Aims:

  • To help those with Hepatitis C, primarily by providing them with both information and support.
  • To raise public awareness of the disease. Half a million people in the UK have Hepatitis C, but 9 out of 10 people who have it, still don't know.
  • To campaign for a sensible and vigorous government response to this epidemic.
  • To initiate research into the many areas of Hepatitis C that continue to be poorly understood.

Activities:

  • Runs a range of services that provide support, information and representation for people with Hepatitis.
  • Are also committed to raising awareness by working to highlight the advantages of getting tested.
  • Informing the general public about the truths of Hepatitis C to reduce misconceptions and promote support and understanding around the subject.
  • The Trust operates their website which is dedicated to being the most authoritative and up-to-date information resource on Hepatitis C in the UK.
  • The Trust is conducting a major nationwide survey of people with Hepatitis C, focusing particularly on their experience of different forms of treatment, both conventional and alternative.
  • The Trust has provided training for Hepatitis Nurses to help them offer improved support for patients undergoing the often difficult Hepatitis C treatment currently available. They are also developing Hepatitis C training for Drug Action Teams.
  • The Trust is a member of The Telephone Helplines Association manned by volunteers who themselves have Hepatitis C (or who had it and cleared).
  • The Trust has created and is running a new self-management course specifically for those with Hepatitis C for whom treatment is not available or has not worked.
  • The Trust is in regular contact with MP's and continues to lobby the Government for a more robust response to Hepatitis C. It also holds the secretariat of All Party Parliamentary Group on Heptology.

updated 10/04/08

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