Woman needed HIV test after GP used old genital swab

  Health Trends, Health Trends - UK

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A woman had to be tested for HIV after being given a vaginal examination with a swab already used on another patient, the health ombudsman has said.

After the examination, at her GP surgery in Batley, Yorkshire, for a pre-existing health condition, the 40-year-old was told an…



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