Hepatitis C patients rising

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Jan 2010, 08:59 BST

Updated 13th Jan 2010, 10:47 BST

THE number of people receiving treatment for hepatitis C in the Lothians is to increase fourfold over coming years.

NHS Lothian bosses said that by 2011 there would be 287 each year beginning treatment for the potentially fatal illness.