Adult Social Care Guidance on COVID-19 Prevention and Control
Infection prevention and control are crucial in adult social care, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance, led by Susie Singleton RN MSc, provides resources and practical insights to help care providers and staff understand and implement effective measures. The resources cover topics such as working safely in care homes, domiciliary care, and maintaining services within health and care settings. Key amendments include minimizing single-use PPE/RPE items and emphasizing the use of face masks for all staff and patients across care pathways in the UK. The guidance also underscores the importance of social distancing, hand hygiene, and continuous monitoring of evidence-based practices to reduce transmission risks.
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Infection Prevention and Control COVID-19 Guidance in Adult Social care Susie Singleton RN MSc Consultant Nurse Health Protection & ICP National Lead PHE Centres & Regions
Presentation aim The aim is to : signpost Care providers to the current Adult Social Care Guidance Help care staff develop an understanding of the knowledge and evidence underpinning the ASC infection prevention and control Guidance /Resources How the Resource documents available translates into applying theory into practice - The implementation on the front line: .Reassurance of the change process when new evidence & science comes to light 2 IPC 2021
ASC Platform Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult social care guidance - GOV.UK - Internet Explorer 3 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
Resources COVID-19: how to work safely in care homes - GOV.UK - Internet Explorer 4 IPC 2021
Resources COVID-19: how to work safely in domiciliary care in England - GOV.UK - Internet Explorer 5 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
COVID-19: Guidance for maintaining services within health and care settings COVID-19: infection prevention and control (IPC) - GOV.UK - Internet Explorer 6 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
The main amendments to this version 1.Sessional use* of single use PPE/RPE items continues to be minimised and only applies to extended use of facemasks (all pathways) or FFP3 respirators (with eye/ face protection) in the medium and high risk pathway for healthcare workers where AGPs are undertaken for COVID-19 cohorted patients/individuals. 2.The use of facemasks for staff and patients (if tolerated) is required across all care pathways in the UK. This is in addition to social distancing and hand hygiene for staff, patients/individuals and visitors in both clinical and non-clinical areas to further reduce transmission risk. Physical distancing of 2 metres remains standard practice *sessional or extended use should be limited to care areas where healthcare workers are providing continuous care for a group or cohort suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients. in all health and care settings (unless providing clinical or personal care, in which case PPE should be worn in line with the pathway requirements). 7 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
Addition of a dental appendix to support the remobilisation/maintenance of this service across the UK. 4. Addition of a mental health/learning disability appendix (for use in England only) to support remobilisation/maintenance of this service. 5. The list of what constitutes an AGP for neonates has been clarified and oral/pharyngeal suctioning is not considered as an AGP in any health or care setting Inclusion of key points from the COVID-19: Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions within hospitals and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to home settings relevant to the pathways. 8 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
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MHRA CAS-ViewAlert - Internet Explorer 10 Presentation title - edit in Header and Footer
MHRA Advice on New Variant SARS2 The current advice is that the mechanisms of transmission of both the novel variants of concern are the same as the wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and other variants in circulation. Therefore, it is extremely important that healthcare settings ensure that all current infection prevention and control measures are fully implemented, that appropriate personal protective equipment is readily available and worn by staff at all times, cleaning and ventilation protocols are followed and optimised, particularly in communal areas such as toilets, and that patients and visitors wear masks at all times unless clinically impossible to do so. Personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn as recommended in the IPC guidance. 11 IPC 2021
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