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David Badcock

David Badcock. Achieving a C-change in public health. Addaction – Past and Present 1967 Association of Parents of Addicts (APA) founded by Mollie Craven (mother of a heroin addict)

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David Badcock

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  1. David Badcock Achieving a C-change in public health

  2. Addaction – Past and Present • 1967 Association of Parents of Addicts (APA) founded by Mollie Craven (mother of a heroin addict) • 1997 rebranded as Addaction. Over the years we have built services, links with government, policy-makers and influencers. • Worked with 37,000 people last year, helping them and their families deal with the effects of drug and alcohol misuse • UK’s 2nd largest specialist drug and alcohol treatment provider

  3. 2010 Drug Strategy: Recovery at its heart Championing recovery by recognising the achievements of people that have turned their lives around and use their enthusiasm and inspiration to help turn around the lives of others. Addaction – always been about Recovery Our ambition to help and support people with drug and alcohol problems and their families recover from their addiction goes right back to our foundation over forty years ago. Blood Borne Viruses Every person at risk or affected by BBVs can receive the appropriate information, care and support.

  4. What is Hepatitis C? • Blood Borne Virus • Attacks the liver • In the UK approx. 160,000 people infected • 90% of these are from drug use • Half of these don’t know • Very few in specialist care

  5. Hepatitis C Workforce Development Programme • 600 front-line key workers trained in hepatitis C • 100% relevant services to offer Dry Blood Spot Testing • 2,000 extra people tested for hepatitis C • 90% of those tested positive to be referred into treatment

  6. BBV Peer Education Programme • Sustainable volunteer peer-led education service • Raises awareness of BBVs and encourages more high risk individuals into testing and treatment • Established BBV peer support groups • Developing capacity of services to support people affected by or at risk of BBVs

  7. Hepatitis C Training Bar Chart: Average Staff confidence scores pre and post hepatitis C training (N=503) [Confidence score range 1 to 5]

  8. Hepatitis C Testing Table: Testing data prior to training at baseline (2011-2012) and following training (2013-2014) [note that the 2014 data includes January to February only].

  9. Addaction’s ambition is to offer hepatitis C treatment within it’s own service delivery, as a choice alongside traditional tertiary care A Unique Partnership Addaction - The Hepatitis C Trust - The Pharmaceutical Industry Brings together • Staff knowledge & confidence • Peer education • Buddying treatment support

  10. Eliminating Hepatitis C Within a Lifetime

  11. Thank you David Badcock Addaction 67-69 Cowcross Street London EC1M 6PU d.badcock@addaction.org.uk 07956 489 527 (Janssen has had no editorial control of the content of this presentation)

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