London - Wolverhampton Health Authority yesterday defended its decision to allow trainee African nurses diagnosed as HIV positive to come into contact with patients.
It confirmed, following a report in the Sun tabloid, that between five and 10 men and women with the illness were currently either working at hospitals in Wolverhampton or completing a three-year nursing course. The authority said Wolverhampton was not unique. It said staff from overseas with HIV were likely to be working in hospitals elsewhere in Britain.
