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The Hepatitis C Trust
@hepctrust.bsky.social
On a mission to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030.
Helpline: 020 7089 6221 (weekdays 10.30am to 4.30pm)
https://www.hepctrust.org.uk/
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👋 Hello Bluesky!

Allow us to introduce ourselves!

We’re on a mission to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030. 💪

We do this by championing the right of every person at risk of hep C in the UK to receive effective testing, treatment and care.

Find out more: www.hepctrust.org.uk/about/what-w...
What we do - The Hepatitis C Trust
We are the UK’s only dedicated hepatitis C charity. Our mission is to eliminate hepatitis C in the UK by 2030. Through our work, we aim to reach everybody living with or at risk of hepatitis C in the ...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
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🌟 We’re Hiring: South West London Liver Surveillance Peer Coordinator🌟

This role will work to promote hepatitis awareness and liver health among affected communities, whilst increasing access to hepatitis treatment and liver disease care.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/south-we...
south west london liver surveillance peer coordinator - The Hepatitis C Trust
Are you looking for a new Challenge?       Do you have experience of working with vulnerable people in settings such as, hostels, homeless shelters, drug & alcohol services, criminal justice or mental...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
June 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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🌟 We’re Hiring: South West London HCV and Liver Health Peer Lead🌟

This role will work to promote hepatitis awareness and liver health among affected communities, whilst increasing access to hepatitis treatment and liver disease care.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/south-we...
SOUTH WEST LONDON hcv & liver health peer lead - The Hepatitis C Trust
Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience of working within drug services and with volunteers? Do you have relevant experience? This might be alcohol, injecting drug use, viral hepat...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
May 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"An excellent example of improving access to healthcare and breaking down stigma through peer engagement was the peer-led hepatitis C programme of testing and treatment."

Great to see this recognition in the CMO for England's new report on the health of people in prison!

www.gov.uk/government/p...
The health of people in prison, on probation and in the secure NHS estate in England
The Chief Medical Officer for England identifies areas of good practice and areas of risk, and recommends actions to improve health outcomes for this population.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Peer Support Lead (Bristol & Surrounding Areas)🌟

This role will promote hepatitis C awareness, blood borne virus testing, and referral to treatment, as well as vital harm reduction interventions across Bristol & Severn.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/peer-sup...
Peer Support Lead (Bristol & Surrounding Areas) - The Hepatitis C Trust
The Hepatitis C Trust runs national projects where peers draw on their lived experience of drug use and hepatitis C to support others. We are now recruiting for a role to join our Bristol & Severn tea...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It was fantastic to attend North Yorkshire Horizons' event celebrating micro-elimination of hepatitis C across their five hubs!

This achievement is thanks to a strong partnership between the NHS, Horizons and ourselves - working together to identify, test, treat, and support people at risk.
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🌟We’re Hiring: Harm Reduction Peer Support Lead (Hackney)🌟

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who has a desire to make a difference by delivering a peer-led harm reduction service across various sites within Hackney.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/harm-red...
Harm Reduction Peer Support Lead (Hackney) - The Hepatitis C Trust
The Hepatitis C Trust develops projects nationally where peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C to support people who have similar backgrounds.  Working with the London...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Last week, @ukhsa.bsky.social published it's evaluation of opt-out testing for bloodborne viruses in A&E.

The programme has proven to be incredibly effective, identifying thousands of people living with hepatitis B, and hundreds with hepatitis C and HIV.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing
New evaluation of NHS England’s emergency department opt-out testing has identified thousands of people living unknowingly with bloodborne viruses.
www.gov.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
In October, we attended the annual Health and Justice Summit in Nottingham, representing our prison teams from across the UK!

The team ran an insightful stall, showcasing our work and highlighting the importance of lived experienced projects for prison healthcare.
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Yesterday, Minister for the Cabinet Office Nick Thomas Symonds MP gave an update to Parliament on the Government’s progress in establishing an infected blood compensation scheme.

You can read the update in full here⬇️
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : ' Infected Blood Compensation Scheme' on Thursday 30 October 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In November, we're hosting: Sustaining Success: The future of hepatitis C elimination in England.

Join us at this webinar for a deep dive into the future of hepatitis C elimination in England, principles for sustaining success, and the road ahead.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustaining...
Sustaining Success: The future of hepatitis C elimination in England
Join us for a deep dive into the future of hepatitis C elimination in England, principles for sustaining success and the road ahead.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Innovation & Implementation Manager 🌟

This exciting new role will drive forward our Inclusion Health agenda, helping us design, deliver and scale peer-led services that put lived experience at the heart of change.
www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/innovati...
Innovation & Implementation Manager - The Hepatitis C Trust
Are you passionate about using innovation to make health services more inclusive?  Do you have experience developing or leading projects that make a real difference for people facing health inequaliti...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Community Criminal Justice Peer Support Lead (Cardiff & The Vale of Glamorgan) 🌟

As part of an experienced team, this role will promote awareness, blood borne virus testing and referral to treatment for people living with hepatitis C.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/communit...
community criminal justice peer support lead (cardiff & the vale of glamorgan) - The Hepatitis C Trust
The Hepatitis C Trust runs national projects where peers draw on their lived experience of drug use, criminal justice systems and hepatitis C to support others . We are now recruiting for a new and ex...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
IBCA have launched a registration service for everyone wanting to make a claim through the Infected Blood Scheme Compensation Scheme.

Visit their website for guidance on:

✅Information needed to register your intent to claim
✅What happens after you register

ibca.org.uk/how-scheme-w...
How the scheme will work: Registering your intent to claim - IBCA.ORG.UK
Infected Blood Compensation Authority information website
ibca.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Research & Impact Manager 🌟

This role will shape and deliver studies that improve understanding, influence local and national policy, and demonstrate how peer-led approaches can achieve real health equity.

Find out more and apply ⬇️⬇️
www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/research...
reseARCH & IMPACT MANAGER - The Hepatitis C Trust
Do you want to use your research skills to drive social change? At HCT, we’re showing how lived experience can transform public health. With almost 500 staff and volunteers working across every NHS ar...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's an honour to have Ryan Lanji as guest curator for Art on a Postcard's final large-scale auction raising funds for our organisation.

In this moving piece, Ryan shares his journey with hep C: a story of courage, resilience, and the importance of breaking stigma.
metro.co.uk/2025/10/02/s...
I had to overcome shame as well as sickness after my diagnosis
It has been a long journey full of setbacks and soul-searching.
metro.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Yesterday, IBCA opened applications for their Community Advisory Panel.

This panel will provide independent, experience-led advice to their Board, helping to shape how they deliver compensation.

Find out more and apply here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
www.ibca.org.uk/news/applica...
Infected Blood Compensation Authority
Infected Blood Compensation Authority information website
www.ibca.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Some shots from our recent NSP Conference in Birmingham!

It was a great day, with around 150 very engaged attendees coming together to discuss challenges in current needle and syringe provision - ranging from coverage to quality of service.

A full write up is on its way!
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Head of Policy & Advocacy 🌟

We’re looking for someone who can bring creativity, confidence, and passion to help us shift policy and public attitudes, amplify the voices of marginalised communities, and hold government to account.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/head-of-...
head of policy and advocacy - The Hepatitis C Trust
Are you a policy or campaigns leader who wants to drive real-world change? Do you want to use your advocacy and communications skills to challenge injustice and amplify excluded voices? At HCT, we kno...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Peer Services & Development Manager (Cheshire and Merseyside)🌟

This role will drive forward the development of peer-led services in the area, building on existing foundations to deliver innovation, equity, and impact.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/peer-ser...
peer services & development manager (cheshire & merseyside) - The Hepatitis C Trust
Are you…  If so, we’d love to hear from you!  About the role  The Hepatitis C Trust is a charity run by and for people with lived experience. We work with people who often find it hard to get healthca...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We're thrilled to see this paper published on the work of our amazing teams!

In the West Midlands, we co-designed a peer-led testing and treatment pathway, delivered through outreach in hostels.

✅> 50% of people engaged had had hep C
✅100% treatment uptake

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Peer‐Delivered Outreach With Rapid Treatment Pathways for Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment Among Unhoused People
This service evaluation describes the co-development of a peer-led rapid hepatitis C virus (HCV) pathway to reach unhoused people. A trained and qualified peer worker visited homeless shelters in Wes...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Sussex Liver Surveillance Peer Support Lead🌟

This role will work to develop and deliver peer support for people with cirrhosis or at risk of liver cancer, keeping them engaged in care.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/sussex-l...
sussex liver surveillance peer support lead - The Hepatitis C Trust
Are you looking for a new challenge?     Do you have experience of working within drug services and with volunteers?     Do you have relevant experience? This might be alcohol or injecting drug use, v...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🌟 We’re Hiring: Harm Reduction Peer Support Lead (Torbay)🌟

This role will be responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising volunteer peers to deliver vital harm reduction interventions - including needle and syringe provision.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/harm-red...
harm reduction peer support lead (torbay) - The Hepatitis C Trust
The Hepatitis C Trust runs national projects where peers draw on their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C to support others with similar backgrounds. We are now recruiting for a ne...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🌟We're hiring: Peer Support Lead (North Tyne & Northumberland)🌟

We're especially keen to hear from applicants who may have experience within substance misuse services, supporting volunteers or may have been personally affected by hepatitis C.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/north-ty...
north tyne & northumberland peer support lead - The Hepatitis C Trust
Would you like to be part of a global effort to eliminate hepatitis C? We would welcome enthusiastic applicants with a passion for delivering services to underrepresented communities to join our effor...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We're in Birmingham today for the NSP Preventing Harm Conference!

Presentations so far have covered personal experience of services and ongoing work to monitor NSP provision - with plenty of great discussion to come!
September 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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🌟 We’re Hiring: Community Liver Peer Support Lead (Thames Valley)🌟

We’re expanding our work to include a Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) surveillance and early liver disease detection programme in Royal Berkshire & Thames Valley.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/communit...
community liver peer support lead (thames valley) - The Hepatitis C Trust
Join The Hepatitis C Trust – Make a Difference in Liver Health  The Hepatitis C Trust works nationally with peers who use their lived experience to raise awareness, provide training, and improve acces...
www.hepctrust.org.uk
August 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM