Why was this individual not screened before working in the health care setting/How can someone with hepatitis C be allowed to work in a health care setting?
Hepatitis C testing of most health care workers is unnecessary as they do not carry out exposure prone procedures (EPPs) that pose a risk of infection to patients. The Advisory Group on hepatitis has advised the Department of Health that the low risk of transmission does not warrant testing all health care workers who carry out EPPs. In line with current guidance from the Department of Health and their professional duty of care, healthcare workers who perform EPPs and who believe that they may have been exposed to infection should promptly seek testing for hepatitis C. If they are found to be positive then as a precautionary measure they do not carry out EPPs.
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