GPs and practice nurses should offer testing for hepatitis B to people who are newly registered with the practice and belong to a group at increased risk of infection NICE.
They should ask newly registered adults if they have ever injected drugs, including image and performance enhancement substances, at their first consultation NICE.
Testing should be offered to men who have sex with men who are offered a test for HIV and have not previously tested positive for hepatitis B antibodies NICE.
People who test negative for hepatitis B but remain at increased risk should be offered vaccination NICE.
Testing should also be offered to close contacts of someone known to be chronically infected with hepatitis B NICE.
In addition, testing should be considered for people in high-risk settings such as prisons, immigration removal centres, and among populations with increased prevalence, including migrants from high-prevalence countries NICE.