Blood Borne Viruses
Hepatitis C
One of the most recent policy drivers for Hepatitis C service provision and education is the Hepatitis C Action Plan for Scotland Phase II: May 2008 - March 2011 (Scottish Government 2008).
The aims of the Phase II Action Plan are:
- Prevent the spread of Hepatitis C
- Diagnose Hepatitis C infected people, particularly those most likely to benefit from treatment.
- Ensure that those infected receive optimal treatment, care and support (Scottish Government 2008).
a) In response to Action Point 3 of the above Action Plan which states "A national Hepatitis C learning and workforce Development Framework will be developed", NES developed the Hepatitis C Workforce Education Development: An outline of Requirement (NES 2010) document.
The aim this document is to support stakeholder organisations, particularly NHS Boards, build action plans for facilitating, delivering and evaluating workforce education development for staff.
b) A Route to Enhanced Competence in Hepatitis C: Workbook (NES, 2010) provides staff and their supervisor/ manager with a structured approach to assessing, demonstrating and developing their ability to carry out their role in delivering Hepatitis C services. This complements the Hepatitis C Workforce Education Development: An outline of Requirement (NES 2010)
Other BBV work
Further information on workforce BBV resources will be added to this site in Summer 2011.
