Health-care workers and HIV screening
Pragmatism or public interest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12284834 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moira Wright (University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-33 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Social Welfare Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8033 • E-ISSN: 1469-9621 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09649069708410196 |
| OpenAlex | W1967199366 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Patients in hospitals run the risk of infection with serious blood diseases which those treating them invasively may be suffering from. This article explores the extent of the possible criminal and civil liability of health-care workers and hospitals should patients contract HIV during the course of medical treatment and considers whether potential liability in such circumstances justifies the introduction of blood screening of key health-care workers to minimize the risk to the patient. Reference is made to the Department of Health guidance with respect to the spread of hepatitis B within the health-care setting and the public-policy implications of a compulsory blood-screening policy are considered
Family medicine · Health care · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Liability · Medical emergency · Political science · Public health · Public health care · Public health law · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Health Policy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |