HIV Infected Health Care Workers: Guidance on Management and Patient Notification

HIV Infected Health Care Workers: Guidance on Management and Patient Notification

Description	HIV Infected Health Care Workers
ISBN
Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication Date	July 29, 2005

ISBN 0 7559 4768 1

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Contents

Key points and recommendations

1. Introduction

2. Current estimates of the risk of HIV transmission

3. General principles of blood-borne virus infection control and exposure prone procedures

4. The duties and obligations of health care workers who are, or may be, infected with HIV

5. The responsibilities of employers and commissioning bodies

6. The role and responsibilities of the occupational health service and HIV physicians

7. The role of The UK Advisory Panel for health care workers infected with blood-borne viruses (UKAP)

8. When a patient notification exercise should be conducted

9. Care of the health care worker

10. Confidentiality concerning the infected health care worker

11. Guidance on notifying patients

Annexes

A Examples of UKAP advice on exposure prone procedures
B Regulatory bodies' statements on professional responsibilities
C UK Advisory Panel for health care workers infected with blood-borne viruses: background information
D Sources of advice and support

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