Reference

CMO(2015)04

Name

Penrose inquiry: hepatitis C testing

Categories

Scottish Government CMO Letters

Organization

Scottish Executive Health Directorates

Keywords

NHS SCOTLAND COMPENSATION HEPATITIS C BLOOD TRANSFUSION BLOOD PRODUCTS PAYMENT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Description

This letter is to provide boards and general practitioners with key information in relation to the testing of the very small number of individuals who may have been exposed to Hepatitis C via blood or blood products prior to 1991 and have not already been tested. This is in line with the recommendation of the Penrose Inquiry, which was published on 25 March 2015.

Contact Name

Robert Girvan

Contact Email

Contact Address

St Andrew’s House EDINBURGH EH1 3DG

Contact Phone

Created

2015-03-27 00:00:00

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