Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions & discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital

Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions & discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital

Health Protection Scotland has published Version 1.1 of ‘COVID-19 – guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to residential settings‘.

This guidance provides advice on appropriate discontinuation of infection prevention and control (IPC) precautions for patients recovering or recovered from COVID-19 and either remaining in hospital, being discharged to their own home or to residential care.

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