Management of possible exposure to CJD through medical procedures

The Department of Health in the United Kingdom is seeking views on this consultation paper produced by the CJD Incidents Panel (1). This expert advisory group was set up in August 2000 by the chief medical officer to advise on issues relating to the possible transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and variant CJD from person to person through healthcare. Such CJD ‘incidents’ can arise when a patient found to have CJD has previously had surgery, or donated blood, organs, or tissues.