Research and analysis

The national hepatitis B dried blood spot service: data reports in summary

Occasional reports on the roll-out of the national hepatitis B blood spot testing service launched in 2013.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 3 February 2017

Documents

The national hepatitis B dried blood spot service: a three-year review

Ref: HPR 11(5)

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Details

Since the national launch in September 2013 of a free dried blood spot testing service for infants born of hepatitis-infected mothers in England, there has been good uptake across the country, mainly via GP practices but also in other community settings.

Summary progress reports are collected here.

Further details of the service are at: Hepatitis B dried blood spot testing for infants

Published 3 February 2017