Aide Memoire – COVID-19 practice.

Title	Guidance Advice	Resources/Information
1. TESTING PRACTICE	Test only symptomatic vulnerable (eligible for covid treatments)	NHS England » COVID-19 standard operating procedure: testing for inpatients
Do not restrict or test asymptomatic contacts	COVID-19 testing approach from April 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
No re- testing of patients after a positive. No re-testing to step down restrictions (e.g., isolation / social distancing) after 5 days of restrictions – simply stop.
No staff testing unless symptomatic and identified as vulnerable and eligible for NHS free testing.
2. CLEANING	Standard cleaning as per NHS IPC manual for England	NHS England » National infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM) for England
NHS England » National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
3. VENTILATION	Ventilation of existing infrastructure, new builds.	NHS England » (HTM 03-01) Specialised ventilation for healthcare buildings

Title	Guidance	Resources/Information
4. IPC PRECAUTIONS	Standard IPC precautions as per NHS IPC manual for England – particularly HH & PPE, shared equipment etc…
Transmission based precautions – patient placement,	NHS England » Chapter 2: Transmission based precautions (TBPs)
Staff movement	appendix 11a (england.nhs.uk)