Our services
The Eastern Region Hepatitis C Operational Delivery Network (HCV ODN) provides testing, treatment and support to people with HCV across the East of England. Our services cover Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Bedfordshire.
Clinics take place in hospitals, drug and alcohol services, prisons and in community locations on our HCV clinical van.
Home test kits for HCV are also available via the NHS website (opens in a new tab).
If you would like any further information on our HCV service please call 01223 586614 (answerphone available).
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Types of testing
If you think you might be in a risk group, you should be tested for HCV. Testing for HCV can be performed using:
- A finger prick test
- A mouth swab
- Venous blood sampling
How often should I have a HCV test?
If you have ongoing risk factors for HCV, you should be tested every six months. Otherwise, a single test is enough. Risk factors are given below.
There are treatment centres available across the region in the following locations:
- Basildon
- Bedford
- Cambridge
- Great Yarmouth
- Ipswich
- Luton
- Norwich
- Peterborough
- Southend
- In HCV out-reach clinics
- In Drug and Alcohol services
- In GP out reach
- In prisons
How to perform a Hepatitis-C test at home
If you have requested, or are thinking of requesting a free Hep C test kit to use at home, please watch this short video which will explain how to perform your test and read your results.