Infection prevention and control in adult social care: COVID-19 supplement, DHSC (updated 24th August 2022)

Sets out how to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in adult social care settings in England. 24 August 2022Updated guidance on asymptomatic testing. This reflects policy changes that remove guidance for staff to conduct regular asymptomatic testing and remove guidance for visitors providing personal care to test asymptomatically. Updated discharge from hospital advice to make clear that the period of isolation is continuous and does not restart moving between services. Removed the document ' Summary of changes to COVID-19 guidance to adult social care providers ' . All IPC guidance on COVID-19 for adult social care settings is in the document still on this page. 7 July 2022Updated attachment ' COVID-19 supplement to the infection prevention and control resource for adult social care ' : 1. correction to first paragraph, continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) removed as an example of an AGP in the community, clarified suctioning and tracheostomy procedures in the first paragraph. 2. Updated ' IPC considerations for people receiving care ' to reflect that people with cognitive conditions such as dementia may present with atypical symptoms. 3. Updated to clarify that all visitors are encouraged to wear face masks rather than face coverings.
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