I work for Inclusion, the specialist division of Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and am currently seconded to the NHS APA (Addictions Provider Alliance) working on the national Hep C U Later campaign as the Hep C Elimination Coordinator for the South. I have worked in substance misuse for over 15 years and am passionate about empowering people to make changes and tackling discrimination. My special interest is Hepatitis C and this was formalised when in 2012, when I set up the Hep C Hants P2P project (Peer to Peer) in partnership with The Hepatitis C Trust, I am a registered Public Health Practitioner and currently studying for my Master’s in Public Health