Hepatitis B and C testing: people at risk of infection [PH43]

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2012)

NICE - N/A

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Secondary Care
• Care setting: Other settings
• Care setting: Prisons
• Care setting: Primary care
• Population group: Adults
• Population group: Prisoner/ ex prisoner
• Population group: Men who have sex with men
• Population group: Drug users
• Intervention: Health literacy
• Outcome: N/A

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline covers raising awareness of and testing for hepatitis B and C infection. It aims to ensure that people at increased risk of hepatitis B and C infection are tested.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

• raising awareness about hepatitis B and C among the general population and people at increased risk of infection
• education and training for professionals who provide services for people at increased risk of infection
• testing for hepatitis B and C in primary care, prisons and immigration removal centres, drugs services, and sexual health and genitourinary medicine clinics
• tracing close contacts of people with hepatitis B infection
• neonatal hepatitis B vaccination
• commissioning integrated services for testing and treatment and laboratory services for testing