In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the following protocol is now in place for the use of PPE when working with COVID-19 positive or suspected patients. The protocol also provides recommendations for best working practice during this response.
The proposal is outlined in the following scenarios:
- Scenario 0: Outpatient areas
- Entrance poster: PPE_Scenario_STOP_0_PosterNo19v1_Nov20_Ref_MS146306
- Scenario 0+: All green inpatient areas
- Entrance poster: PPE_Scenario_STOP_0+_PosterNo20v2_Dec20_Ref_MS146376
- Donning poster: PPE_Scenario_0+_donning_PosterNo21v2_Dec20_Ref_MS146376
- Doffing poster: PPE_Scenario_0+_doffing_PosterNo22v2_Dec20_Ref_MS146376
- Scenario 1: Amber areas and wards closed to admissions
- Entrance poster: PPE_Scenario_STOP_1_PosterNo23v2_Dec20_Ref_MS146376
- Donning poster: PPE_Scenario_1_donning_PosterNo24v2_Dec20_Ref_MS146376
- Doffing poster: PPE_Scenario_1_doffing_PosterNo25v2_Dec20_Ref_MS146376
- Scenario 1+: Red wards and areas where AGPs are performed on negative Covid-19 patients
- Entrance poster: PPE_Scenario_STOP_1+_PosterNo26v2_Jan21_Ref_MS146376
- Donning poster: PPE_Scenario_1+_donning_PosterNo27v1_Nov20_Ref_MS146306_
- Doffing poster: PPE_Scenario_1+_doffing_PosterNo28v1_Nov20_Ref_MS146306_
- Scenario 2: Cohorted areas where aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) are carried out frequently with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients
- Entrance poster: PPE_Scenario_STOP_2_PosterNo29v1_Nov20_Ref_MS146306
- Donning poster: PPE_Scenario_2_donning_PosterNo30v1_Nov20_Ref_MS146306_
- Doffing poster: PPE_Scenario_2_doffing_PosterNo31v1_Nov20_Ref_MS146306_
- Scenario 3: Operating theatres and other areas where procedures are performed with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.
Please read these scenarios carefully. Training in the donning and doffing of these procedures will be provided. Scrubs will be made available for those working in scenario 1.
