Free Webinar and SW Health Protection Team Resources to help prevent and manage cases and outbreaks of infectious disease
Date: 1 Sep 2024
The SW Health Protection Team looks forward to working alongside early years and education settings across the South-West for yet another school year to help prevent and manage cases and outbreaks of infectious diseases 😊
Here are some useful updates and resources for your setting – please keep these links on your desktop so that you have quick and easy access to them when you need them:
- You may already know, but the infamous ‘spotty book’ has now been replaced by national guidance Managing specific infectious diseases: A to Z - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) – this very useful A-Z list provides advice on how settings can manage specific infectious diseases by themselves - and also helps you know when you need to contact the SW Health Protection Team (SWHPT). Most infections you see in your settings can be safely and effective managed by the setting themselves so we highly recommend that you refer to this guidance before contacting the SWHPT.
- As we move towards winter, the SW Health Protection Team has partnered with SW Councils to provide additional regional health protection resources – these are focused on Infection prevention and control, vaccines and a range of topics including Group A Strep, norovirus/D&V and respiratory infections. You can find these resources here UKHSA Infection Protection and Winter Readiness and Control Toolkit for Early Years and Education Settings - South West Councils (swcouncils.gov.uk)
- UKHSA are concerned about a possible back to school measles surge and have issued an urgent call to parents to ensure their children catch up on missed vaccinations before they head to the classroom – more information about this can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-warns-of-back-to-school-measles-surge
- The SW Health Protection Team will continue to run free Health Protection webinars aimed at providing early years and education colleagues with information about how to prevent and manage seasonal cases and outbreaks. The next webinar will take place on Thursday 3 October 4-5pm. You can book your place here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/health-protection-in-early-years-and-educational-settings-tickets-1005062718647?aff=oddtdtcreator
