Welcome to the West Yorkshire Hepatitis C Virus Operational Delivery Network
The Aim of the Hepatitis C Virus Operational Delivery Network
Operational Delivery Networks are focussed on coordinating patient pathways between providers to ensure access to specialist resources and expertise. The aim of the West Yorkshire Hepatitis C Virus Operational Delivery Network is to provide a specialised network in the West Yorkshire and Craven area to manage services, provide referral pathways and treatment to patients with the Hepatitis C virus using Direct Acting Antiviral medication.
About Us
The following four NHS Trusts make up the network.
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
The inaugural Steering Group meeting took place on 1st October 2015 where the terms of reference/governance arrangements for the network were agreed.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals hosts the network and is responsible for the governance and stewardship of the network.
The network covers the population served by the following Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG):
- Bradford Districts
- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- Leeds
- Greater Huddersfield
- North Kirklees
- Wakefield
The area also includes Airedale/Wharfedale Craven CCG some of which lies outside West Yorkshire. The population served by The Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust is covered by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The total population served by the ODN is 2,477,310, comprising 1,240,247 males and 1,237,063 females.
Prison in-reach treatment is also provided as part of the Hepatitis C service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals to each of the four prisons in the area. These services are run on a weekly basis led by Viral Hepatitis Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS).
What We Do
Our Services
Our Operational Delivery Network partners provide Viral Hepatitis Services at each of their respective Trusts. A summary of the services they provide are outlined in this section.
Latest Articles
LTHT & Practice Plus Group – HMP Micro – Elimination
In time for World Hepatitis Day, the Hepatitis C Virus Programme Oversight Group (HCVPOG) Health & Justice sub-group met on Friday 16th July 2021 to assess the nominations of micro-eliminated prisons across the estate.We are pleased to announce...
Forward Leeds and The Hepatitis C Trust Pedal in the Park for World Hepatitis Day
To mark the 20th anniversary of The Hepatitis C Trust and the 10th anniversary of World Hepatitis Day, Forward Leeds and the peers from The Hepatitis C Trust in West Yorkshire spent the days leading up to World Hepatitis Day (WHD) cycling in Penny...
NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020
The Viral Hepatitis Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT) and West Yorkshire Hepatitis C ODN are the National winners of the Health Equalities Award category of the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020 for their ‘Street Outreach Initiative for...
Forward Leeds Raising Hepatitis C Awareness in their Hubs
As part of the Hepatitis C awareness month in April the Forward Leeds admin team have been updating their information boards at the ‘Hubs’ around the city. Elle-Rose and Abigail have put together displays for each hub to raise awareness of...
Community Testing in Bradford
During December 2020 and January 2021, the Bradford Teaching Hospitals (BTH) Viral Hepatitis team worked with the Homeless Outreach Partnership (HOP) team, the Salvation Army in Bradford and the Hepatitis C Trust (HCT), to offer BBV testing. The...
New Starters in the ODN Team
Caroline Winkley In November two new starters joined the ODN team. In Calderdale and Huddersfield Caroline Winkley joined Sue Goldthorpe as a Clinical Nurse Specialist working for the Trust. Caroline has been a nurse for over 20 years working in...
Community Testing in Bradford
During December 2020 and January 2021, the Bradford Teaching Hospitals (BTH) viral hepatitis team have been working with the Homeless Outreach Partnership (HOP) team and the Salvation Army in Bradford along with the Hepatitis C Trust (HCT) visiting...
NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020
The Viral Hepatitis Team at Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT) and West Yorkshire Hepatitis C ODN have won a Parliamentary award for their ‘Street Outreach Initiative for Hepatitis C’ The team are the North East and Yorkshire Regional...
Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Viral Hepatitis Nurse’s Point of View
Since March 2020, the Leeds Viral Hepatitis team have undertaken 75 home visits. During this period the team has worked closely with the Hepatitis C Trust Peers, who have supported the team and accompanied them on the visits to patients’ homes...
Hepatitis C – Street Outreach in Leeds City Centre
Working in collaboration the teams from Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTHT), Bevan Healthcare (BH) and The Hepatitis C Trust were out on the streets of Leeds raising awareness about hepatitis C to the general public. Bevan Healthcare Mobile Clinic Van...
