Calling all GP practices - BBV among migrants survey

Good afternoon,  Survey for GPs about diagnosis and management of blood borne viruses (BBV) among migrants PHE is carrying out a programme of work to document good practice and identify gaps in blood-borne virus service provision for migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers. Migrants born in intermediate or high prevalence areas for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV are likely to be at increased risk of these infections. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends that GPs test people at higher risk of BBVs, including migrants from higher prevalence countries, to increase diagnoses and referral for effective treatment. Diagnosis and treatment can improve individual patient outcomes and also reduce onward transmission in the household and community. Close contacts of cases can be identified and offered advice, testing and vaccination, as appropriate. As a first phase of this work, PHE is carrying out a cross-sectional survey of GPs' knowledge, attitudes, policy and practice on BBV testing and care for migrants. Findings from the survey will help us to better understand enablers and barriers to care in migrant populations and will inform subsequent phases of the work on estimating the prevalence of BBV in these populations evaluating interventions to increase case finding and engagement in treatment and care understanding BBV epidemiology of migrants and the challenges around access to care is important to inform control and prevention  Please take our short survey https://surveys.phe.org.uk/GPBBV#measures If you are interested in finding out more about the programme of work, please contact phe.gpsentinelnetwork@nhs.net Kind regards,  Cherstyn Hurley This service is provided to you at no charge by Public Health England. This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400