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General guidelines

• First aid following an occupational exposure (PDF, 146 KB)
  
  
• Surveillance of occupational exposure to bloodborne viruses in healthcare workers
• Good Practice Guidelines for Renal Dialysis/Transplantation Units: Prevention and Control of Blood-borne Virus Infection. London: Department of Health, September 2002
• Guidance for Clinical Healthcare Workers: Protection Against Infection with Bloodborne Viruses. London: Department of Health, March 1998
• Health clearance for tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV: New healthcare workers. London: Department of Health, March 2007
• Reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995 (RIDDOR)
• Medical and Dental Students: Health Clearance for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and Tuberculosis. Medical Schools Council: February 2008 [external site]

HIV guidelines

• HIV Infected Health Care Workers: Guidance on Management and Patient Notification. London: Department of Health, July 2005
• HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: Guidance from the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers' Expert Advisory Group on AIDS. London: Department of Health, September 2008 

Hepatitis B guidelines

• Immunoglobulin handbook - indications and dosage for normal and specific immunoglobulin preparations issued by the Health Protection Agency - See Hepatitis B
  
  Health Care Workers:
• Immunisation against infectious disease, Hepatitis B, Chapter 18, The Green Book. London: Department of Health - updated chapter
• Immunisation against infectious disease, Immunisation of Healthcare and Laboratory Staff, Chapter 12, The Green Book. London: Department of Health - updated chapter
• Hepatitis B infected care workers Health Service Circular, HSC 2000/020. London: Department of Health, 2000
• Hepatitis B infected healthcare workers: Guidance on implementation of Health Service Circular, HSC 2000/020. London: Department of Health, 2000
• Hepatitis B infected healthcare workers and antiviral therapy. London: Department of Health, March 2007
  

Hepatitis C guidelines

• Hepatitis C - your questions answered. An information resource produced by the Department of Health and the NHS
• Hepatitis C Infected Care Workers Health Service Circular, HSC 2002/010. London: Department of Health, 2002
• Hepatitis C Infected Healthcare Workers. London: Department of Health, August 2002 
• Hepatitis C Action Plan for England. London: Department of Health, July 2004
• Hepatitis C Strategy for England. London: Department of Health, August 2002
• Guidance on the investigation and management of occupational exposure to hepatitis C (PDF, 255 KB)
  
  

• HIV and AIDS: information and guidance in the occupational setting
  Added/updated: 26 November 2008