North Yorkshire and York Care Home Outbreak Management Pack Nov 2020
General
- Do you have an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis? - flow chart
- Introduction
- Viral gastroenteritis/Norovirus – Community Infection Prevention and Control Policy for Care Home settings
Forms and guidance
- Care pathway for residents with viral gastroenteritis
- Communication handover checklist – viral gastroenteritis
- Deep cleaning guidance for Care Homes
- Fluid intake/output chart (record form)
- Inter-Health and Social Care Infection Control Transfer Form
- Preventing dehydration (information sheet)
- Stool chart Record
- Urine colour guide (information sheet)
- Viral gastroenteritis Factsheet – Information for service users and visitors
- Viral gastroenteritis outbreak Record – resident details
- Viral gastroenteritis outbreak Record – staff details
- Viral gastroenteritis: Stool specimen guidance for staff
- Viral gastroenteritis system partners guidance
Posters
- Are you or have you been suffering from diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the last 48 hours?
- Bristol Stool Form Scale
- During an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis
- Hand Hygiene Technique for Staff
- National colour coding scheme for cleaning materials and equipment in care homes
- Stop – Please see the person in charge before entering this room
- Stop the spread of germs – please wash your hands (for service users and visitors)
- This facility is closed
- Viral gastroenteritis outbreak guidance for Care Homes
Further Information
- Beat the bugs – myth buster
- Infection Prevention and Control CQC Inspection Preparation Pack for Care Homes
- Norovirus MOT – outbreak checklist
- Preventing Infection Workbook: Guidance for Care Homes
