Minutes of the Advisory Group on Hepatitis meeting held on 6 December 1990, Professor J E Banatvala (Chairman), Dr E Boxall, Dr M Contreras, Dr J Craske, Dr J Hepstonstall, Professor H C Thomas, Dr R S Williams, Dr S Young and Professor A Zuckerman all present. Screening discussed, with the group unanimously favouring universal screening be introduced nationally. The results of Dr Heptonstalls study together with cost benefit analysis evidence on the advantages of universal screening to be put to the JCVI in May. Immunisation, HBV positive health care workers, vaccines, and use of immunoglobulin in hepatitis A and B discussed