Clinical staff attitudes towards opt‐out consent for blood‐borne virus screening in emergency departments in England
There was substantial support from ED HCWs for routine opt-out ED BBV screening, including opt-out consent. Key areas suggested for improvement included changes to test-ordering systems and additional training for HCWs. Frequent preference for verbal reminders at the point of blood draw suggests continued HIV testing exceptionalism.
Authors
- L Ralph
- Fiona M. Burns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-2441)
- David Chadwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7955-9610)
- Cassandra Fairhead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5306-6965)
- Alison Rodger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8817-4651)
- Esther G. Blakey
Institutions
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- James Cook University Hospital (GB)
- British HIV Association (GB)
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.13735
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17