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Siobhán

@siobhanallison.bsky.social
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Senior Research Associate Univeristy of Bristol/HPRU, HIV Nurse, Public Health Graduate of LSHTM. Interested in Women’s Health, HIV and Sexual Health.

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Siobhán @siobhanallison.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Delighted to be part of the team evaluating BBV testing in EDs. Our new study published this week in the Emergency Medicine Journal found strong overall support for opt-out BBV testing among ED staff with training playing a crucial role in improving understanding of the purpose and processes.
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Staff perspectives on implementing opt-out blood-borne virus testing in English emergency departments: a qualitative study
Background A significant challenge to achieving global 2030 elimination goals for blood-borne viruses (BBVs) is identifying undiagnosed individuals and relinking those who are no longer in care. To ad...
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
📰News!📰A new study found strong support for opt-out Blood-Borne Viruses testing among Emergency Department staff, with training playing a crucial role in improving understanding of the programme’s purpose & processes. More▶️ tinyurl.com/vn5sm5nn @jhorwood.bsky.social @siobhanallison.bsky.social
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New study highlights successes and challenges of England’s Emergency Departments opt-out testing for Blood-Borne Viruses
A new study published in the Emergency Medicine Journal found strong overall support for opt-out Blood-Borne Viruses testing among Emergency Department staff, with training playing a crucial role in i...
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
🎉Event news! 🎉Last week our fab team presented results from three workstreams of the Emergency department opt-out #HIV, #hepatitis B & C testing learn & share event. This is a fantastic project with the aim to end new cases of #BBV in England by 2030. ➡️ bit.ly/464InYe @siobhanallison.bsky.social
Emergency department opt-out #HIV, #hepatitis B & C testing learn & share event. NIHR HPRU EBS researchers presenting their results.
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