Qualitative evaluation of the barriers and facilitators to a retrospective hepatitis C virus patient re-engagement exercise in England .

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The UK Health Security Agency and the National Health Service England (NHSE) led a hepatitis C virus (HCV) patient re-engagement exercise beginning in 2018, which entailed sharing public health surveillance data with NHSE Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) in England. The ODNs used the data to contact and offer testing and treatment to people historically diagnosed with HCV, but who did not have evidence of successfully clearing the virus. A quantitative evaluation found that of 55 329 individuals whose details were shared with ODNs, around 13% had treatment after the exercise commenced. This qualitative evaluation aims to identify the barriers and facilitators to the re-engagement exercise as reported by ODN staff.

Design

Semistructured interviews. The topic gu

SUBMITTER: Stuart A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625882 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature