The blood borne viruses we test for are Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). If you attend one of our drug or alcohol services, you will be offered a free BBV …

Follow-up for positive BBV screening tests in primary care HIV ANTIBODY/ANTIGEN POSITIVE (Hyperlink to NHST HIV testing guideline ) Results should be communicated face-to-face …

From 5th December 2024, all patients aged 16 and over having blood tests in the Emergency Department will be routinely screened for Blood-Borne Viruses (BBVs). This webpage offers …

This leaflet provides information on the BBV Screening Programme at Blackpool Teaching Hospital (BTH) in the Emergency Department (ED). If you require blood tests whilst attending …

Blood borne viruses are transmitted (spread) from person to person via blood and or other bodily fluids for example through sharing of injecting equipment and to varying degrees through …

GPs are resourced for screening through the Hepatitis C (BBV) LES and Drug Dependence NES enhanced services – please see the Primary Care Facilitator Team on the intranet for further …

Late diagnoses of BBV carries morbidity and mortality risks as well as potential medico legal consequences. There are risks of onward transmission of a BBV that can be successfully …

BBV screening (also called pre/post test counseling) is a frank discussion between a young person and their Doctor or a trained nurse about behaviour they have engaged in that may …

Patients with any acute BBV infection are probably more infectious than chronic carriers and this guideline therefore includes recommendations to try to identify patients at risk of acute BBV …

If you have a blood test at the Emergency Department (ED) in Bristol Royal Infirmary, Southmead Hospital, or Weston General Hospital we will now check to see if you have a blood borne virus …