Tung Tran

I am Richard Brittain, Assistant Coroner, for the coroner area of Inner London North.

I make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations)  Regulations 2013.

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SUMMARY OF CORONER’S CONCERN Having heard evidence relating to Mr Tran’s death, I am concerned that:

1. There is a lack of national guidance regarding which services should be responsible for the monitoring and prescribing in relation to hepatitis B  reactivation prevention;
2. There is a large population of patients who are found to have hepatitis B  infection through opt-out screening in Emergency Departments but there is a lack of specialised commissioning to maintain subsequent  engagement with services. I heard that this differs from the position with  regards to hepatitis C and HIV services, even though these patient  populations are smaller.