Get a free hepatitis C home test

The NHS website now offers free and confidential hepatitis C testing kits.

The National Health Service (NHS) is dedicated to eliminating hepatitis C as a significant public health concern in England, ahead of the World Health Organization's target of eliminating viral hepatitis as a threat to public health by 2030.

It is vital to accomplish this goal. Hepatitis C can cause life-threatening illnesses including liver cancer or liver failure if it is not treated. While there has been a noticeable decrease in the number of hepatitis C cases, more must be done to stop new infections and reinfections.

Unknown to them, many people in England may have hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can be acquired through sharing toothbrushes, getting tattoos overseas, unprotected sex, injecting substances, and other means. NHS needs to screen more people if we're going to eliminate hepatitis C.

You can now request a free and confidential hepatitis C test through the NHS if you are over 18 and reside in England. This test is a self-sample that you can perform at home using a few drops of blood from your finger. You can receive treatment and recover from hepatitis C if you test positive.

Anyone who tests positive will be contacted and treated by a healthcare expert. The NHS offers a free course of medicines for the treatment of hepatitis C. After taking the medication for 8 to 12 weeks, the majority of patients with hepatitis C are cured. The current hepatitis C treatment is easy to administer and typically has relatively few adverse effects.

You can get a free home testing kit here.