Preparing for the Influenza season - Information session for Care Homes and local IPC
The UKHSA Y&H Health Protection Team provided a number of opportunities to attend a short information session to support partnership working and early identification and management of influenza outbreaks in Care Homes.
The sessions covered:
• Influenza – what it is and why it matters
• A review of care home influenza outbreaks across Y&H in 2022/23
• Identification of influenza outbreaks in a care home
• Notification to the Y&H Health Protection Team (HPT)
• Actions by the HPT following notification
• Q and A Session
A recording of these sessions has been made (circa 30 mins long) to enable partners to access this on demand, this recording and a presentation slide set can be accessed from links below.
Please note that this information uses guidance in use at the time (19 October 2023). Guidance on the management of outbreaks is subject to ongoing review and the latest guidance should be followed at all times.
