News
25 September 2025
Via – New Beginnings – Brent achieves one year of Hep C micro-elimination
Pictured: Willesden Hub team members
Pictured: Via – New Beginnings – Brent colleagues at Cobbold Road.
We’re proud to share that Via – New Beginnings Brent has reached an incredible milestone: one full year of Hepatitis C micro-elimination!
This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the team. From clinical staff and BBV champions, to recovery practitioners who continue to offer dry blood spot testing to everyone starting their treatment journey — their commitment has been key in ensuring people are supported, barriers are reduced, and stigma is challenged.
A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this success and helped us take another step towards eliminating Hepatitis C for good.
Cllr Neil Nerva, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Leisure said: “We’re proud to have worked closely in partnership with Via and NHS Central and North West London in helping eliminate Hepatitis C in Brent. This news is a testament to the power of what can be achieved when local government works with the NHS and VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social enterprise) partners. Work like this is an example of how ensuring that the VCSE sector has the resources it needs to thrive, can improve outcomes for our residents and create a more inclusive, collaborative and forward-thinking Brent.”
Max Griffiths, Service Manager at Via said: “I am over the moon that New Beginnings has been able to reconfirm micro-elimination after 12 months. The service works extremely hard to support our service users to get tested and treated, and this is more evidence that our practice is well embedded. A huge well done to everyone, especially our partner CNWL (NHS Central and North West London)”.
If you live in Brent and would like to talk to someone about your own or someone else’s drug or alcohol use, please contact us on 020 8459 9510 or brent@viaorg.uk.