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Hepatitis C: guidance, data and analysis

The characteristics, diagnosis, management and epidemiology of hepatitis C (Hep C, HCV).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 April 2013
• Last updated: 7 November 2024 — See all updates

Hepatitis means swelling or inflammation of the liver. The most common causes of hepatitis are viral infections. Hepatitis C is a virus that can cause long lasting infection and is transmitted when blood from an infected person gets into the bloodstream of another.

For symptoms and general information on hepatitis C, visit NHS.UK.

Diagnosis and management

• Hepatitis C: interventions for case-finding and linkage to care
  • 16 September 2019
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis B and C: local surveillance standards
  • 7 July 2011
  • Guidance
• Blood borne virus unit (BBVU): services
  • 17 January 2023
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C: patient re-engagement exercise
  • 7 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Evaluation of the hepatitis C: patient re-engagement exercise
  • 6 January 2025
  • Research and analysis

Data collection

• Hepatitis: form for reporting cases from GUM to HPTs
  • 21 October 2015
  • Form
• UK advisory panel (UKAP): enquiry form
  • 19 July 2022
  • Form
• Hepatitis C National Register
  • 6 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C elimination initiatives: monitoring and evaluation
  • 6 January 2025
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C testing and treatment dashboard
  • 3 March 2022
  • Guidance

Epidemiology

Historic data on acute hepatitis C and sentinel surveillance of hepatitis as well as other blood-borne virus testing, are available.

• Sentinel surveillance of blood borne virus testing in England 2019
  • 19 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C in the East of England: annual data
  • 28 August 2019
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C in the East Midlands: annual reports
  • 12 February 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C in London: annual reports
  • 29 July 2024
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C in the North East: annual data
  • 6 January 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C in the North West: annual data
  • 27 March 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C in the South East: annual review
  • 21 January 2020
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C in the West Midlands: annual data
  • 31 October 2019
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C in Yorkshire and Humber: annual review
  • 27 August 2019
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C in England and the UK
  • 12 March 2025
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C (England and Wales): 2019
  • 15 June 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Laboratory reports of hepatitis A and C: 2018
  • 15 January 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Shooting Up: infections among people who inject drugs in the UK
  • 22 March 2023
  • Research and analysis
• Laboratory reports of hepatitis A and C: 2017
  • 16 August 2018
  • Research and analysis
• Laboratory reports of hepatitis A and C: 2016
  • 11 August 2017
  • Research and analysis
• Laboratory reports of hepatitis A and C: 2015
  • 22 July 2016
  • Research and analysis
• Laboratory reports of hepatitis A and C: 2014
  • 24 July 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Laboratory reports of hepatitis A and C: 2013
  • 25 April 2014
  • Research and analysis
• Hepatitis C service audit in a sample of prisons in England
  • 29 May 2013
  • Research and analysis
• Targeting testing in England: sentinel surveillance of bloodborne virus testing
  • 30 January 2013
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C treatment monitoring in England
  • 21 November 2018
  • Research and analysis

Occupational exposure

UK Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Infected with Bloodborne Viruses (UKAP) gives advice on guidance on healthcare workers infected with HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

• Bloodborne viruses in healthcare workers: managing and reducing risks
  • 31 March 2025
  • Guidance
• Hepatitis C: guidance on the investigation and management of occupational exposure
  • 30 December 1999
  • Guidance

Commissioning heathcare services

• Hepatitis C: estimating disease burden
  • 20 November 2018
  • Form

Published 1 April 2013

Last updated 7 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 7 November 2024

   added link to 'Evaluation of the hepatitis C: patient re-engagement exercise'

2. 3 March 2022

   Added 'Hepatitis C testing and treatment dashboard'.

3. 14 May 2021

   Added 'Hepatitis C elimination initiatives: monitoring and evaluation'.

4. 23 March 2021

   Added 'Sentinel surveillance of blood borne virus testing in England 2019'.

5. 27 March 2020

   Added Hepatitis C in the North West: 2017 data.

6. 12 February 2020

   Added 'Hepatitis C in the East Midlands: annual reports'.

7. 21 January 2020

   Added Hepatitis C annual reports pages for London, west-midlands, east of England, Yorkshire and Humber and south-east.

8. 7 January 2020

   Added Hepatitis C in the North East: annual data.

9. 19 November 2019

   Added 'Hepatitis C (England and Wales): 2019'.

10. 5 November 2019

    Added 'Hepatitis C in the West Midlands: annual data' to the Epidemiology section.

11. 28 August 2019

    Added 'Hepatitis C in the East of England: annual data.'

12. 27 August 2019

    Added 'Hepatitis C in Yorkshire and Humber: annual review' to the epidemiology section.

13. 26 July 2019

    Added Hepatitis C: interventions for patient case-finding and linkage to care.

14. 7 December 2018

    Added: 'Antiviral resistance testing in the management of hepatitis C virus infection.'

15. 23 November 2018

    Added Hepatitis C treatment monitoring in England report.

16. 13 November 2018

    Added Hepatitis C: patient re-engagement exercise.

17. 3 August 2018

    Added 2017 reports to the epidemiology section.

18. 18 January 2016

    Added Hepatitis C in South East PHE Centre report for 2015 to collection.

19. 1 April 2013

    First published.