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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 7d

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

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 8d

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

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 10d

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!

Photo of a crowd watching a presentation

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 13d

🌟 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

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 13d

🌟 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

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 16d

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

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 18d

🌟 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

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 18d

🌟 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

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 18d

🌟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

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 21d

This afternoon has seen attendees debate if NSP services should be stand-alone, with more presentations afterwards - these focusing on pharmacy and drug and alcohol services NSP provision.

A quick break is being had before a group exercise planning NSP for a town!

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 22d

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!

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 1

🌟 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

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · 27d

🌟 We’re Hiring: Peer Support Lead (Diverse Communities) - West Yorkshire
🌟

This role focuses on supporting people from a range of culturally diverse backgrounds across West Yorkshire, including but not limited to South Asian communities.

www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/peer-sup...

peer support lead (diverse communities) - west yorkshire - The Hepatitis C Trust

Are you passionate about improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities across diverse communities? Do you have personal or professional experience related to viral hepatitis, liver disease, alc...

www.hepctrust.org.uk

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · May 30

🌟 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

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Sep 5

A fantastic event last week in Enfield where we carried out 40 HBV/HCV tests!

Many thanks to Ponders End Islamic Centre for inviting us alongside Enfield Unity PCN and Smokefree Enfield.

We're at Edmonton Islamic Centre today from 10:30-15:40 for another testing event!

A graphic reading #LeaveNoOneBehind in ... Enfield with a group of people stood in front of two banners

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌟 We’re Hiring: West London Peer Support Lead🌟

This role will provide one-to-one support to a bank of peers delivering key hepatitis C messages within substance misuse and hostel services across the West London area.

Interested? Find out more here ⬇️
www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/west-lon...

west london peer support lead - The Hepatitis C Trust

Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? Do you have relevant experience? This might be alcohol, injecting drug use, viral hepatitis or other liver dise...

www.hepctrust.org.uk

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

Are you a drug and alcohol services commissioner? Do you work in these services? Are you interested in harm reduction?

Next month, we're bringing colleagues working across health together to discuss how we can drive forward harm prevention efforts.

Only a few spaces left!⬇️

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're co-hosting The NSP Preventing Harm Conference with @nhsengland.bsky.social and @ukhsa.bsky.social !

On 18 September, we will explore national harm prevention efforts, whilst sharing best practice and understanding on current service provision.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nsp-preven...

NSP Preventing Harm Conference

Examining the current landscape of national harm prevention efforts including the role of needle and syringe programs (NSPs).

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 20

Reaching 100,000 home tests is an incredible milestone as we push closer towards the elimination of hepatitis C.

Read today's @england.nhs.uk announcement and our full comment here ⬇️⬇️

www.england.nhs.uk/2025/08/nhs-...

NHS England » NHS marks major milestone with 100,000 people home tested for hepatitis C

www.england.nhs.uk

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

We're co-hosting The NSP Preventing Harm Conference with @nhsengland.bsky.social and @ukhsa.bsky.social !

On 18 September, we will explore national harm prevention efforts, whilst sharing best practice and understanding on current service provision.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nsp-preven...

NSP Preventing Harm Conference

Examining the current landscape of national harm prevention efforts including the role of needle and syringe programs (NSPs).

www.eventbrite.co.uk

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 15

🌟 We’re Hiring: Female Harm Reduction Coordinator (Hackney/ City Of London)🌟

This exciting new role will develop, support and deliver a peer-led needle and syringe programme across the borough of Hackney and the City of London.

Find out more here ⬇️⬇️
www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/female-h...

FEMALE HARM REDUCTION COORDINATOR (HACKNEY / CITY OF LONDON) - The Hepatitis C Trust

This is an exciting new role working with the guidance of the Peer Programme Manager and in partnership with the London Joint Working Group, local substance use services, the Harm Reduction Peer Coord...

www.hepctrust.org.uk

The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌟 We’re Hiring: West London Peer Support Lead🌟

This role will provide one-to-one support to a bank of peers delivering key hepatitis C messages within substance misuse and hostel services across the West London area.

Interested? Find out more here ⬇️
www.hepctrust.org.uk/job/west-lon...

west london peer support lead - The Hepatitis C Trust

Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? Do you have relevant experience? This might be alcohol, injecting drug use, viral hepatitis or other liver dise...

www.hepctrust.org.uk

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌟 We're hiring: North Tyne & Northumberland Peer Support Lead! 🌟

We're 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

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Aug 1

🌟 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

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Jul 29

We made a Big Splash!

We had a fantastic World Hepatitis Day in Skegness, raising awareness around hepatitis C and celebrating the push we've made towards elimination.

A big thanks to everyone made the trip!

A group of people stood on the beach holding Big Splash flags

A group of people in the sea holding Big Splash flags, with others stood on the sand looking out to sea.

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The Hepatitis C Trust @hepctrust.bsky.social · Jul 28

A great shot of everyone just before heading down to the beach for the Big Splash.

More photos coming shortly!

Crowd of people on the edge of Skegness Beach holding Big Splash flags.