|
01 April 2022
Latest national COVID-19 Guidance Updates
The government is continuing to update COVID-19 guidance as part of the approach to living with COVID and the following documents have now been changed accordingly…
Summaries for the public and press:
Government sets out next steps for living with COVID - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Changes to COVID-19 testing in England from 1 April - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings (including the document ‘Infection Prevention and Control: Resource for adult social care and a quick guide for care workers’):
Infection prevention and control in adult social care settings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Infection prevention and control in adult social care: COVID-19 supplement (including the COVID-19 supplement to the Infection Prevention and Control Resource and a Summary of changes):
Infection prevention and control in adult social care: COVID-19 supplement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
COVID-19 Testing in adult social care:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing for adult social care services - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Hospital discharge and community support:
Hospital discharge and community support guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
General guidance for those with symptoms of respiratory infection:
Living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
People with symptoms of a respiratory infection including COVID-19 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)COVID-19: managing healthcare staff with symptoms of a respiratory infection - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (For ASC staff, covered in Infection prevention and control in adult social care: COVID-19 supplement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note that the most useful summary of IPC and testing changes can be found at:
Summary of changes to COVID-19 guidance for adult social care providers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The above summary covers:
- Testing for ASC staff
- PPE in care settings
- Isolation for ASC staff
- Testing for people receiving care
- Isolation for people receiving care
- Waste management
- Hospital discharge
- Visiting arrangements for care homes (including professionals and essential care givers)
Please note that the main page linking to ASC guidance has NOT YET been updated: Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult social care guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
National webinar invitations
The Department of Health and Social Care is hosting webinars for care home, non-care home, and all setting service managers which will support the sector to implement the new guidance and to address questions and concerns about the policy changes:
6 April, on changes to COVID-19 measures in care homes from April 2:30-3:15pm. Join at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dhsc-webinar-on-changes-to-covid-19-measures-in-care-homes-from-april-tickets-308495938657
7 April, on changes to COVID-19 measures in non-care home services (including homecare) from April 3:00-3:45pm. Join at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dhsc-webinar-on-changes-to-covid-19-measures-in-adult-social-care-services-tickets-309899436557
29 April, DHSC webinar on supporting implementation of the Infection Prevention and Control: Resource for Adult Social Care guidance 10:15-11:15am. Join at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dhsc-webinar-on-the-infection-prevention-and-control-resource-for-asc-tickets-309927249747
We will continue to communicate guidance using the PEN Newsletter and Newsflashes and we will update the links on the PEN website accordingly.
|
