New Guidance: Preventing Infection in Hospitals

Public Health England has published new recommendations for NHS hospital trusts and private hospital providers.  Thease measure include:

• visitors and outpatients to hospital settings should wear a form of face covering for the same reason, to prevent the spread of infection from the wearer.

• hospitals should ensure that measures are in place so that all settings are, where practicable, COVID-secure, using social distancing, optimal hand hygiene, frequent surface decontamination, ventilation and other measures where appropriate

• in all settings that are unable to be delivered as COVID-19 secure, all hospital staff (both in clinical and non-clinical roles), when not otherwise required to use personal protective equipment, should wear a facemask; worn to prevent the spread of infection from the wearer.

To read the full guidelines click here.