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    Who else can help?

    www.nathnac.org – information on travel health, including how to protect yourself against hepatitis A, B and C

    www.condomessentialwear.com     – NHS safe sex information

    Hepatitis B Foundation UK 
    The Great Barn
    Godmersham Park
    Canterbury
    Kent
    CT4 7DT
    Helpline: 0800 434 6476
    Monday to Thursday 10.30am - 3pm
    Tel: 01227 738 279 (office) 07768 847545 (mobile) 
    Monday to Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm   
    www.hepb.org.uk  
    A charity that raises awareness about the prevention, treatment and management of hepatitis B and offers advice, information and facilitates networking between patients, their families and professionals.

    Mainliners 
    2nd Floor, Downstream Building
    1 London Bridge
    London SE1 9BG
    Tel: 020 7022 1890
    Fax: 020 7022 1893 
    Email:     admin@mainliners.org.uk  
    www.mainliners.org.uk   
    Working to improve quality of life and prevent HIV, hepatitis and drug related harm through outreach, information and education. 

    NICE
    Tel: 0845 003 7780
    Web:     www.nice.org.uk
    NICE is the NHS body responsible for producing national guidance on health technologies and treatments. NICE assesses technologies for their clinical and cost-effectiveness. Once it has recommended a medicine, the NHS is obliged  to make it available for patients. NICE has issued guidance on adefovir and pegylated interferon alpha-2a and also on entecavir for hepatitis B, and is preparing guidance on telbivudine and also on tenofovir. More information is available on the NICE website.

    Terrence Higgins Trust
    Central Office
    314-320 Grays Inn Road
    London WC1X 8DP
    Tel: 020 7812 1600
    Helpline:0845 1221 200 Monday to Friday
    10am _ 10pm, Sat/Sun 12pm - 6pm
    Email:     info@tht.org.uk  
    www.tht.org.uk
    A charity offering a wide range of support services for people affected by HIV. This website provides useful information about hepatitis B and HIV/HBV co-infection. For further information about the three main types of viral hepatitis affecting gay men you can visit     www.hepinfo.org , another site produced by the Terrence Higgins Trust.

    Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
    Rose Court
    2 Southwark Bridge
    London
    SE1 9HS
    Tel: 0845 345 0055
    www.hse.gov.uk
    HSE's job is to protect against risks to health or safety arising out of work activities.