A service improvement report of blood-borne virus screening in a high secure mental hospital.

Background: Patients in a high secure hospital are a high-risk population for exposure to blood-borne viruses (BBV) because of previous lifestyles.

Objective: This service improvement study intends to improve patients care by the Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT) coordinating the BBV screening and vaccination programme within the hospital.

Methods: A retrospective review of patients' notes in 2007 and 2016 was used.