Hi and welcome! I`ve seen this petition too, thanks for posting.
This refers to the situation in the UK where NHS England has requested NICE (the National Institute of Care and Health Excellence) to delay implementation of its guidance, even though NICE have judged Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) cost effective, and also to pause its assessments of similar drugs (e.g. Harvoni), on affordability grounds.
At the moment only the most severely effected people are getting treated with these new drugs in England, through a compassionate `early access` scheme, but many more are still waiting. We have a couple of people on this forum who have successfully cleared the virus in this way.
We are expecting NHS England to allow general access to Sovaldi next month, according with the treatment guidelines from NICE, and I`ll be looking out for further updates on the situation.
Please feel free to tell us more about yourself, and good luck!
Hi and welcome! I`ve seen this petition too, thanks for posting.
This refers to the situation in the UK where NHS England has requested NICE (the National Institute of Care and Health Excellence) to delay implementation of its guidance, even though NICE have judged Sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) cost effective, and also to pause its assessments of similar drugs (e.g. Harvoni), on affordability grounds.
At the moment only the most severely effected people are getting treated with these new drugs in England, through a compassionate `early access` scheme, but many more are still waiting. We have a couple of people on this forum who have successfully cleared the virus in this way.
We are expecting NHS England to allow general access to Sovaldi next month, according with the treatment guidelines from NICE, and I`ll be looking out for further updates on the situation.
Please feel free to tell us more about yourself, and good luck!
~ Jill
Hi, I have had Hep C for 25 years + and am waiting for new treatments like Harvoni just like many others are also waiting for this treatment who alo have Hep C. I have recently come across this petition online that somebody has started recently. The petition will be put to the government so that all people with Hep C can have the opportunity to have access to the new medicines. I think it would be great if more people signed this and if possible to share where they can too. Best regards, apersonwithhepc x https://www.change.org/p/british-government-george-freeman-mp-and-jane-ellison-mp-department-of-health-allow-patients-diagnosed-with-the-hepatitis-c-virus-access-to-sofosbuvir-recommended-by-nice-in-january-2015?recruiter=70753221&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_page&utm_term=des-lg-notification-custom_msg&fb_ref=Default