New Bradford scheme could save hundreds from 'silent killer'
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 10:51AM 
Dr Sulleman MoreeaA new community scheme which could help save the lives of hundreds of people across the city is being rolled out thanks to the support of Bradford doctors.
Liver experts from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined forces with national charity The Hepatitis C Trust to train the first lay person in the country to offer testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the community.
Consultant hepatologist, Sulleman Moreea, said: 'it's vital the Trust can go into the community to test people. We currently have only 1200 patients on our books at the Bradford Royal Infirmary, yet we know that as many as two to three thousand more people in Bradford have hep B or C.
'These people don't know they have hepatitis because symptoms often don't appear for years. If we can catch the condition early then we can give treatment now, before the situation deteriorates to the point that the patient is presenting with cirrhosis or liver cancer.'
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