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Table 1 Results of a survey from 2013 and a survey from 2016 in 33 European countries. Scotland was treated separately from the UK [25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65]

From: Changes to the national strategies, plans and guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs between 2013 and 2016: a cross-sectional survey of 34 European countries

Country#

National strategy for HCV treatment/PWID included

National action plan for HCV treatment/PWID included

National clinical guidelines for HCV treatment

National clinical guidelines for HCV treatment: PWID included

Separate national clinical guidelines for HCV treatment in PWID

Separate national clinical guidelines for HCV treatment in PWID are applicable to OST users

Separate national guidelines for HCV treatment in PWID are applicable to active injectors

Albania

 2013 NGO

N/na

Y/N

Y

Y

N

Y

na

 2016 NGO

N/na

N/na

Y

N

N

N

N

Austria

 2013 NGO

Y/Y

na/na

Y

na

na

na

na

 2016 NGO

N/na

N/na

N

na

na

na

na

Belgium*

 2013 NGO [25]

N/N

na/na

N

na

na

na

na

 2016 NGO

Y/N

Y/N

Y

Y

na

na

na

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 2013 university hospital [26]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

N

na

na

2016 university hospital

Y/na

N/na

Y

Y

N

na

na

Bulgaria

 2013 public health

N/na

Y/na

Y

Y

Y

na

na

 2016 NGO [27]

N/N

N/N

Y

na

na

na

na

Croatia

 2013 NGO

N/na

N/na

Y

Y

na

na

na

 2016 university hospital

N/na

N/na

Y

Y

na

na

na

Czech Republic*

 2013 university hospital [28]

N/N

N/N

N

na

Y

Y

Y

 2016 NGO, private clinic

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Denmark

 2013 public health [29, 30]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 2016 public health [31]

N/na

N/na

Y

Y

N

N

N

Estonia*

 2013 NGO

N/N

N/n

N

N

N

N

N

 2016 NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Finland*

 2013 public health [32]

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

 2016 public health

Y/Y

N/na

N

na

na

na

na

France*

 2013 NGO [33]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

N

na

na

 2016 NGO

Y/Y

N/na

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Germany*

 2013 NGO [34, 35]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

na

na

 2016 NGO [36]

Y/Y

N/na

Y

Y

N

na

na

Greece

 2016 public health [37]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

 2013 NGO [37, 38]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

na

na

Hungary*

 2013 NGO [39]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 2016 NGO [40]

N/N

Y/Y

Y

Y

na

N

N

Ireland*

 2013 NGO [41]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

N

na

 2016 hospital [42]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

na

na

na

Italy*

 2013 NGO [43]

N/N

N/N

N

na

na

na

na

 2016 NGO [43, 44]

N/na

Y/Y

N

na

na

na

na

Latvia

 2013 NGO [45]

Y/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

 2016 university hospital

N/na

N/na

Y

na

na

na

na

Lithuania

 2013 university hospital [46]

Y/Y

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 2016 university hospital

N/N

N/N

Y

N

N

N

N

Macedonia

 2013 NGO

N/na

N/na

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 2016 NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

na

na

na

Montenegro

 2013 NGO

N/N

N/N

N

na

na

na

na

 2016 NGO

N/na

N/na

N

na

na

na

na

Norway

 2013 NGO

Y/Y

N/N

Y

Y

Y

na

Y

 2016 NGO

Y/Y

N/na

Y

Y

na

na

na

Poland*

 2013 NGO [47]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

Y

na

 2016 NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Portugal*

 2013 NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

na

na

 2016 NGO [48]

Y/N

Y/N

Y

Y

na

na

na

Romania*

 2013 NGO [49]

N/N

N/N

N

na

na

na

na

 2016 NGO

N/na

Y/N

Y

Y

N

N

N

Scotland

 2013 public health [50]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 2016 NGO

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

na

na

Serbia*

 2013 NGO

N/N

N/N

N

Y

na

na

Y

 2016 NGO

N/na

N/na

Y

Y

na

na

na

Slovakia

 2013 NGO [51]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

Y

na

na

 2016 NGO

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

na

Y

N

Slovenia

 2013 university hospital [52, 53]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 2016 university hospital, NGO [52, 53]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Spain*

 2013 NGO [54]

N/N

N/N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

 2016 public health [55]

Y/Y

Y/N

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Sweden*

 2013 NGO

N/N

N/N

N

N

N

N

N

 2016 NGO [56, 57]

N/N

N/N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Switzerland

 2013 public health

N/N

N/N

N

Y

N

Y

na

 2016 NGO [58]

N/na

N/na

N

na

na

na

na

The Netherlands*

 2013 NGO [59,60,61]

N/Y

N/N

Y

Y

Y

Y

na

 2016 NGO [62]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

na

na

na

United Kingdom

 2013 NGO [63,64,65]

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

N

na

na

 2016 NGO

Y/Y

Y/Y

Y

Y

na

na

na

  1. N no, Y yes, na no answer, NGO non-governmental organization, HCV hepatitis C virus, PWID people who inject drugs, OST opioid substitution therapy
  2. #The year of the study is presented following the country names. All respondent affiliations are indicated following the year of the study. If respondents provided references to national guidelines, the citations are given in brackets following the respondent’s affiliation
  3. *Countries with a positive trend between 2013 and 2016 to any of the questions