HC Deb 29 March 1993 vol 222 c87W
Dr. Marek

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many patients were found to be positive for hepatitis B antigen following screening as a result of being treated by the surgeon in Wrexham.

Dr. Gwilym Jones

Two hundred patients were identified as being at possible risk of infection. Of the 170 patients who have been tested to date, four hepatitis B positive cases are thought to be connected with surgical treatment at Wrexham Maelor hospital.