National Clinical Guidelines for the treatment of HCV in adults

HCV is a blood borne virus leading to cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma, it affects up to 1% of the Scottish population. The Scottish government under the HCV action plan and succeeded by the sexual health and blood borne virus strategic framework have provided a world leading structure for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care of HCV. Rapid advances in HCV therapeutics have led to an array of anti-HCV drugs that now offer cure to more than 90% of those infected with HCV.