Living Without HepC

An interesting article about HepC has been published on the This is London website today. “MP’s Demand Hepatitis C Action” says

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hepatology called for greater urgency in dealing with “the coming tidal wave of hepatitis C” in the UK. They said the action plan had set no targets and the awareness campaign had been very low key.

The MPs’ report - The Hepatitis C Scandal - calls for greater investment from the Government to deal with the virus and a proactive screening programme to target at-risk groups.

I want to surf off and find this report - and will do so, but today it will remain on the list of ‘things to do which will wait for another day’. But it heartening to know someone within parliament is asking questions and doing a bit of awareness campaigning too!

And another item of news - The Hepatitis C Trust are running another internet ‘Live Chat’. Following the recent ‘Live Chat’ with Professor Graham Foster, the guest this time will be Yvonne Dawes, a Hepatitis C nurse specialist at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. So this presents the opportunity to chat with a nurse specialist and ask those questions about Hepatitis C! Mark the date in your calendar - 23 March from 2-4 pm. Check out The Hepatitis C Trust website for instructions on how to take part in the discussion forum.

(I have been asked if I will participate in next month’s “Live Chat” at the Trust (more about that soon!)

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