Tackling hepatitis C: a tale of two countries

Hepatitis C remains under-diagnosed and under-treated in parts of the UK. Kelly Morris asks whether the National Liver Strategy for England will deliver what Scotland is already achieving.

20 years after the hepatitis C virus was identified, mortality and hospitalisations are steeply rising in the UK as people infected 20-30 years ago develop end-stage disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. At least 250 000 people in the UK might have the infection, mostly undiagnosed, and more likely to present with advanced disease.

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