27 Crosby Row
London
SE1 3YD

Tel (Helpline): 0845 223 4424
Tel (Office): 020 7089 6220
Web: www.hepctrust.org.uk

Their website states that "you wanted to describe The Hepatitis C Trust in a single sentence, you would not be far off the mark to say that it is a group of people with hep C trying to help other people who are affected by hep C.”

The initial vision of the Trust was to create:

• To create a much needed UK based website providing reliable information.
• To set up a helpline manned by people who have or have had hepatitis C.
• To improve services and education within the NHS.
• To put pressure on the government to push hepatitis C further up their agenda because the UK has lagged so far behind other countries in terms of patient care, diagnosis, destigmatisation and raising awareness.

The Hepatitis C Trust runs four support and information groups per month at their office in London. These groups are a great way of meeting other people living with this disease and can be a really helpful means of support through hearing other people's stories and strategies for how they cope with the issues that hepatitis C can raise. The groups are friendly and informal and everyone is welcome.