Brian Stephens talked about the Cocoon project, which was developed to provide holistic care for frequent injection drug users. He explained how building strong relationships with service users has led to significant progress not just in hepatitis C testing and treatment, but in improving the wider physical and mental health of this difficult to reach population.
Ensuring holistic assessment of people who use drugs to reduce drug deaths. NHS Tayside’s Cocoon project
Recorded: September 29th 2022
Duration: 41:02
Speaker biographies
Brian Stephens
Brian Stephens
Brian Stephens is an Outreach Nurse Specialist in Hepatitis, NHS Tayside. He also works in harm reduction and has worked closely on a pioneering approach to effectively eliminate hepatitis C in Tayside.
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Date of preparation February 2025
