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Exposure to TB Leads to Fines for Trust

By David Cant | Published January 21, 2013

An NHS Trust has been fined after several employees were exposed to a strain of TB that is potentially deadly. The staff at Royale Brompton and Harefield Trust were exposed to the risk when a test vial smashed in a laboratory. The incident occurred in January 2011 and the Health and Safety Executive investigated to… Read the Full Post

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