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20th February 2024

A healthcare assistant in the GP practice had accidentally split a patient’s blood with known hepatitis B onto an open cut on her hand.

A healthcare assistant in the GP practice had accidentally split a patient’s blood with known hepatitis B onto an open cut on her hand. The patient is on treatment for hepatitis B. She has completed her hepatitis B immunisation and had an anti-HB level of 230mIU/ml. Her vaccination was completed three years ago. 

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