The Medical Schools Council, the Dental Schools Council, Public Health England, Health Protection Scotland, the Association of UK University Hospitals, and Higher Education Occupational Practitioners have published revised guidance relating to health clearance for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV and tuberculosis. This guidance is intended for use by medical and dental schools, occupational health services and health provider organisations.

This guidance for medical and dental students is aligned with the Department of Health (DH) health clearance guidance (2007) which defines standard health clearance, for all categories of new healthcare worker employed or starting training, and additional health clearance for new healthcare workers who will perform exposure prone procedures (EPPs). Guidance on health clearance for tuberculosis is reproduced in the annex to this publication.

The 2014 publication replaces the 2008 guidance, specifically relating to revised DH guidance for healthcare workers with HIV who perform EPPs.

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