NHS rolls out order-to-home hepatitis C tests via NHS website for tens of thousands at risk

NHS rolls out order-to-home hepatitis C tests via NHS website for tens of thousands at risk Tens of thousands of people at increased risk of hepatitis C will be able to confidentially order self-testing kits to their home from today, as the NHS steps up its bid to eliminate the deadly disease.

The discreet, at-home testing kits will be free to order online from today (13 May) as part of NHS England’s dedicated Hepatitis C Elimination Programme, which has already reduced deaths from the disease by 35% – exceeding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) target of 10% by more than threefold. NHS England

See also:

• Hepatitis C home test kits available to most-at-risk in England BBC News
• Home-testing kits for hepatitis C made available in England The Independent
• Self-testing kits for hepatitis C will be made available from the NHS in England ITV News
• GPs asked to encourage at-risk patients to take new at-home hepatitis C test Pulse