Guidance

BBVs in healthcare workers: health clearance and management

Guidance for health clearance of healthcare workers (HCWs) and management of those infected with bloodborne viruses (BBVs) hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 26 October 2017
• Last updated: 24 April 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Integrated guidance on health clearance and the management of HCWs living with BBVs (hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV): April 2024

Ref: UKHSA publications number: GOV-16578

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Details

See also Integrated guidance on health clearance and the management of HCWs living with BBVs (hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV): quick reference guide.

This guidance provides information on:

• health clearance for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV for new healthcare workers
• management of healthcare workers infected with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV, including monitoring arrangements for those performing exposure prone procedures
• guidance and arrangements for undertaking patient notification exercises following the diagnosis of healthcare workers with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV
• roles and responsibilities of the UK Advisory Panel on healthcare workers with blood borne viruses (UKAP) and other parties involved in the management of healthcare workers infected with hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV

Published 26 October 2017
Last updated 24 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 24 April 2024

   Updated with April 2024 integrated guidance to include notification and advice on the discontinuation of the UKAP occupational health monitoring register.

2. 3 November 2023

   Updated with November 2023 integrated guidance.

3. 4 November 2022

   Updated hepatitis B reactivation in the November 2022 integrated guidance.

4. 16 November 2021

   Updated November 2021 report and reference guide.

5. 17 August 2020

   Revised guidance on HCV post-treatment period, with updated definition on roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and scope of the guidance.

6. 24 July 2019

   Updated 'Integrated guidance on health clearance and the management of healthcare workers living with bloodborne viruses (hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV): July 2019' report and reference guide.

7. 26 October 2017

   First published.