In the first PCKB podcast episode of 2025, doctors Lisa and Sara talk to hepatitis C GP champion, Dr Lindsey Kent and Greater Manchester peer programme manager, Tony Horrocks, to get an overview of hepatitis C.
They cover the basics around the virus and prevalence, potential symptoms and at risk groups to consider when offering testing.
They also discuss the fantastic work being done to eradicate hepatitis C in Manchester and around the UK, including Tony’s personal story, his work as a peer programme manager, the positive success rate with use of medications and how the team ‘leave no one behind’.
Listen to the podcast episode on the PCKB podcast website
Useful resources:
- NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries Hepatitis C (last revised Sept 2022)
- The Hepatitis C Trust UK Online Risk Checker
- Order a free Hepatitis C test UK
- Liverpool Hepatitis Interaction Checker
- Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network
- Aneesha Noonan’s podcast on expanding hepatitis C elimination into primary care settings
- Hep C U Later Primary Care Toolkit
- Hep C U Later’s ‘Hep C Elimination Successes’
- Hep C U Later: GP practices can run a case finding tools (these are already installed on systems within general practice). If you’re interested in running these tools with support from other organisations email connect.HepCULater@mpft.nhs.uk to be linked to the right people
NHS England: NHS set to eliminate Hepatitis C ahead of rest of the world
