What are the current UK guidelines for screening high-risk populations for Hepatitis B?

GPs and practice nurses should offer testing for hepatitis B to people who are newly registered with the practice and belong to a group at increased risk of infection ¹.

They should ask newly registered adults if they have ever injected drugs, including image and performance enhancement substances, at their first consultation ¹.

Testing should be offered to men who have sex with men who are offered a test for HIV and have not previously tested positive for hepatitis B antibodies ¹.

People who test negative for hepatitis B but remain at increased risk should be offered vaccination ¹.

Testing should also be offered to close contacts of someone known to be chronically infected with hepatitis B ¹.

In addition, testing should be considered for people in high-risk settings such as prisons, immigration removal centres, and among populations with increased prevalence, including migrants from high-prevalence countries ¹.