Norovirus Health and Social Care Training Resources
Norovirus Procedures & Awareness (Primary Care & Social Care)

PowerPoint presentations, Word Documents

A mixed pack for trainers, training agencies, care settings, care staff and for use on full and part time courses and units including QCF.

Looks at procedures in both hospital and care home settings (including laundry).

Presentation 1 - Norovirus Awareness 23 slides – Slide Titles:

Introduction
Outbreaks
Symptoms
Types
How it spreads
Employees
Treatment
Prevention
References

Presentation 2 - Acute and Community Settings - General Awareness 32 slides – Slide Titles:

Introduction
Outbreaks
Policies and procedures
Noroviruses
Symptoms
How it Spreads
Reporting suspected outbreak
Possible norovirus case
Assessment of illness
Modes of transmission
Survival in the environment
Restrictions
Suspension of visiting
Preparedness
Staffing
Giving information
Communication
Flexibility of plans
References

Presentation 3 - Acute and Community Settings - Action to Take 51 slides – Slide Titles:

Introduction
Defining the start of an outbreak
Declaration of an outbreak
Laboratory confirmation
Defining the end of an outbreak
Action to be taken during a PII
Action to be taken when outbreak declared
Control measures
Closure (and definition)
Treatment
Hydration
Drugs
Environmental decontamination
Cleaning
Frequency of cleaning
Disinfection
Terminal cleaning
Visitors
Discretional visitors
Non essential visitors
Contractors
Staff
Bank and agency staff
References

Presentation 4 - Nursing and Residential Care Homes - Action to Take - 65 slides – Slide Titles:

Introduction
Defining the start of an outbreak
Declaration of an outbreak
Laboratory
Defining the end of an outbreak
Suspected outbreak action
Segregation
Residents with dementia
Action to take when outbreak over
Persistent symptoms
Viral clearance
IPC management of suspected/confirmed cases
Commonality with hospital settings
Risk assessment
Specimens
Cleaning
Bathrooms and toilets
Care staff with multiple roles
Hand washing facilities
Environmental decontamination
Laundry
Off site laundry
Terminal cleaning
Visitors
Contractors
Staff
Bank and agency staff
Preventing hospital admission
Hospital admissions
Discharges from hospital
References

Presentation 5 - Laundry of Infectious Linen in Social Care Settings - 41 slides – Slide Titles:

Introduction
Definition of linen
Fundamental care requirement
Hygiene measures
Small care homes
Essential quality requirements
Best practice
Complying with EQR
Standard and enhanced processes
Provision of laundry services
Best practice - disinfection
Handling dirty linen
PPE
Bed linen and clothing
Segregation
After handling linen
Laundry categorisation and segregation
Responsibilities
Large scale laundry
On site care home laundry
Standard process
Enhanced process
Complying with EQR and BP
Actual laundry process
Drying
References

Word Documents (Handouts)

5 comprehensive handouts



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