VIA have confirmed that their Kingston Wellbeing Service has reached an important milestone by successfully achieving hepatitis C micro-elimination.
Micro-elimination means the virus has been effectively controlled and treated within the service community, and that a set of key performance metrics have been achieved. These metrics form the national standard for micro-elimination status and directly align with the national mission to eliminate viral Hepatitis in England by 2030.
Across the service, staff ensured that:
- 100%Â of those in treatment have been offered a hepatitis C test.
- 98-100%Â of people who currently inject or have previously injected have been tested for hepatitis C.
- 90%Â of individuals who currently inject or have previously injected have been tested in the last 12 months.
- 90%Â of people who were diagnosed with hepatitis C at the service have started treatment
By meeting these targets, the service has been formally recognised as having achieved hepatitis C micro-elimination.
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