WHY - The World Health Organisation has set a target for the global elimination of Hepatitis C by 2030. Scotland has set a more ambitious target of elimination by 2024. In order to achieve this, we must reach people who may have been exposed to hepatitis C and provide opportunities to be tested.

WHERE - The semi-rural nature of much of Scotland and the transport provision even in our big cities means that trips to clinics are expensive and time-consuming and provoke anxiety for some people. During the recent pandemic we saw some great examples of frontline workers going into communities to test people where they were in their own community setting. This activity made testing accessible and acceptable to people who may previously not sought testing. It would be difficult to replicate the numbers of tests performed in a clinic setting. Continuing and extending provision of testing in easily accessible community venues wi l help increase the number of people are tested and contribute to achieving Scotland’s Hepatitis C elimination target...