Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak Management Pack  

 

Objective:  The aim of this innovative pack is to supply you with all the resources required to effectively 

manage an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis in your care home and reduce the spread of 

infection to service users, visitors and staff.  This brilliant pack also serves as an educational tool 

and will help demonstrate to the CQC that you have appropriate systems in place for the 

management of outbreaks. 

Overview:  An easy to use resource specifically designed by a highly experienced NHS Community Infection 

Prevention and Control team for care home staff, presented in a ring bound folder, with the 

following contents.  

  Do you have an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis? (flow chart) 

Viral Gastroenteritis/Norovirus – Community Infection Prevention 

and Control Guidance for Health and Social Care 

Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak guidance for Care Homes (poster)* 

Viral Gastroenteritis Care Pathway 

Viral Gastroenteritis Factsheet – Information for Service Users and 

Visitors  

Communication Handover Checklist – Viral gastroenteritis 

Bristol Stool Form Scale (poster)*  

Inter‐Health and Social Care Infection Control Transfer (form)  

Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak – Service user details (record form) 

Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak – Staff details (record form) 

Fluid Intake/Output Stool Chart (with ‘The Bristol Stool Form Scale’ for reference purposes) 

Are you or have you been suffering from diarrhoea and/or vomiting in the last 48 hours? (poster)* 

This facility is closed (poster)* 

Stop – Please see the person in charge before entering this room (isolation poster)* 

During an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis… (poster)* 

Deep Cleaning Care Home Guidance 

Norovirus MOT – Outbreak checklist 

Beat the Bugs – Myth Buster 

National colour coding scheme for cleaning materials and equipment in care homes (poster)* 

Hand Hygiene Technique for Staff (poster)* 

Handwashing guide for Service Users (poster)* 

*Additional supplies included in the pack 

The pack is issued for use within an individual care home only and is subject to strict copyright. 

Can be purchased at a special offer price when purchased with the  

‘Infection Prevention and Control CQC Inspection Preparation Pack for Care Homes’ 

Community Infection Prevention and Control, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Gibraltar House, Thurston Road, Northallerton. DL6 2NA

Tel: 01423 557340 Fax: 01423 557349 Email: ipccommunity@hdft.nhs.uk www.infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk  

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Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak Management Pack

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A Quantity required

B Price per pack £

C Total A x B £

D P&P charge, if applicable £

E Final total C + D £

Community Infection Prevention and Control, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Gibraltar House, Thurston Road, Northallerton. DL6 2NA

Tel: 01423 557340 Fax: 01423 557349 Email: ipccommunity@hdft.nhs.uk www.infectionpreventioncontrol.co.uk

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P&P (1 pack) £4.80 P&P (if purchased with CQC Pack £0.00

Payment method (please indicate payment choice with an ‘x’)

Cheque Return cheque and order form to the address below. Payee: Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.

BACS Return order form to ipccommunity@hdft.nhs.uk or to the address below and then we will contact you with payment instructions. Credit/debit card

For office use only IPC CQC Inspection Preparation Pack purchased

Date of purchase

Quantity 1 Price per pack per care home £49.99

Special offer price if purchased with the ‘IPC CQC Inspection Preparation Pack’

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£24.99

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