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Date |
Summary of changes |
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29/11/2021 |
Guidance launched |
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13/12/2021 |
Update to ‘Determining the IPC precautions required for AGPs’ |
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17/01/2022 |
Addition of advice for regular testing in critical care units where AGPs are regularly performed on the non respiratory pathway. Reduction of COVID-19 duration of precautions from 14 days to 10 days. |
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20/01/2022 |
Update to Non COVID-19 discharges (non respiratory pathway) from hospitals to care homes Addition of sections for primary care and care homes to reinforce and support assessment using the hierarchy of controls. |
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03/02/2022 |
Additional information for visitors entering AGP zones. |
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23/02/2022 |
Risk assessment for management of patient placement in long term residential community settings (section 5.8 and section 5.12.2) Update to hospital testing table |
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01/04/2022 |
The following updates reflect changes to healthcare COVID-19 pandemic controls as outlined in DL (2022) 07 as follows; Changes to patient testing requirements including Hospital Testing Table Inclusion of the wider use of Rapid Diagnostic Testing (including POCT) or LFD testing Changes to management of contacts including inclusion of 28 day contact exemption Changes to respiratory screening questions Changes to testing requirement pre AGP on the non respiratory pathway Withdrawal of car sharing guidance Removal of physical distancing guidance Please note: the above changes within version 1.6 are not applicable in care homes, prisons and social community and residential care settings at the time of version update; Extant guidance remains in place for these settings. |
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07/04/2022 |
Update to include definition of fully vaccinated Addition to physical distancing noting that services may choose to retain physical distancing where they deem it necessary |
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27/04/2022 |
Addition of testing responsibilities at an organisational level and clarity of testing language Change to isolation advice for service users with COVID-19 Removal of vaccination as part of contact management. |
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11/07/2022 |
The respiratory addendum was archived and relevant content included in the NIPCM |