At least 1,300 women who fear they may have been infected with hepatitis C by a gynaecologist 30 year span 12 hospitals all over the UK YIKES!

The two infected women contracted the virus while he was working at a hospital in Wales. One woman who went for tests yesterday spoke of her ordeal at having to wait until later this month for the results. Council worker Elaine Luther said: ‘I am so stressed that I have been put in this position. To wait another two weeks for the results of the test is just a nightmare.’ Letters being sent out to women do not name the gynaecologist. The health board say he is being treated as a patient and is entitled to his own confidentiality. Around 255,000 people in England have hepatitis C, but few of them know. There were only 7,800 reported cases last year. If diagnosed promptly, it can be treated with injections or pills. Left untreated, it can cause scarring of the liver ��" or cirrhosis ��" which may lead to potentially fatal liver failure. Since 2007, health workers joining the NHS have been tested. The hospitals where the doctor worked from 1975 to 1983 include the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby; Burnley General Hospital; Bedford Hospital; Herts and Essex Hospital and the Medway Maritime Hospital. He also practised at the Cumberland Infirmary; Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport; the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals; Royal Cornwall Hospital and Peterborough City Hospital. In addition, he worked in Wales at Wrexham Maelor Hospital; the former East Glamorgan Hospital and the Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital; as well as at NHS Fife in Scotland and Mid Ulster hospital in Northern Ireland.