Hepatitis C is a virus which infects the liver. The NHS is aiming for hepatitis C elimination by 2025, by testing for and treating the virus using highly effective, easy to take tablet medications that reduce liver cancer and liver failure risk. You can either have a test through your GP or arrange for a home test.

Testing through your GP

The East Anglian hepatitis C team are working in collaboration with GP practices to offer a free, simple screen for hepatitis C. GP practices are contacting patients who may be at risk of hepatitis C by text messaging to offer the opportunity of a hepatitis C test at their practice. Appointments are booked via GP systems. A dedicated hepatitis C GP and/or nurse from the Cambridge Addenbrooke’s Hospital team will run the clinics in the practice. Collaborating practices include:

• Abbeyfield Medical Centre
• Arbury Road Surgery
• Boroughbury Medical Practice, Peterborough
• Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre
• Burwell Surgery
• Cambridge Access Surgery
• Clarkson Surgery, Wisbech
• Combs Ford Surgery
• Cottenham & Waterbeach Surgery
• De Pary’s Medical Group
• East Barnwell Health Centre
• Grove Medical Centre, Felixstowe
• Monkfield Medical Centre
• St George’s Littleport
• St George’s Medical Centre, Littleport
• Stow Health
• Stow Health, Stowmarket
• The Riverside Practice
• Thistlemoor Medical Centre
• Tollgate Surgery
• Trinity Surgery, Wisbech
• Wansford and Kings Cliffe Practice
• Willow Tree Surgery Peterborough

Home testing

Click here to arrange a home test: https://hepctest.nhs.uk/

Further information

• Contact 01223 586614 or add-tr.hepatitis@nhs.net
• The Hepatitis C Trust | Hep C charity (hepctrust.org.uk)
• Hepatitis C Team | CUH

Thank you!

The regional hepatitis C team wishes to thank all the GP practices who have agreed to take part in this project to achieve hepatitis C elimination in the UK by 2025.