Hepatitis C Factsheets for Professionals

These new resources, designed to inform a range of professional audiences, have been produced to help support the Scottish Government’s Hepatitis C Action Plan for Scotland and provide information on hepatitis C and the management of individuals with a hepatitis C infection.

The three factsheets entitled – what is hepatitis C, testing, and treatment care and support are available to download as a PDF, or alternatively a full copy of the Hepatitis C what you need to know information pack which includes the three factsheets and a short complementary infocard resource entitled Hepatitis C – what you need to know, is available to order from Health Scotland Publications.

What is hepatitis C? Factsheet

A factsheet explaining what the hepatitis C virus is, transmission routes of the virus, symptoms and the likely outcomes of a hepatitis C infection.

Testing Factsheet

A factsheet which describes how hepatitis C is diagnosed, who should be tested for hepatitis C, what the benefits of testing are, who can test for hepatitis C, what the testing process is, what the results of testing mean and a brief outline of referral to secondary care following a positive test.

Treatment, Care and Support Factsheet

A factsheet describing the treatment, care and support required after a positive diagnosis of the hepatitis C virus.