Guidance

Influenza-like illness (ILI): managing outbreaks in care homes

Guidance for managing seasonal influenza, identifying pathogens and transmission routes for acute respiratory disease in care homes.

Published 26 October 2012
Last updated 15 October 2018 — see all updates

• From: Public Health England

Documents

Guidelines on the management of outbreaks of influenza-like illness in care homes

Ref: PHE publications gateway number: 2018494 PDF, 375KB, 27 pages

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Details

This guidance covers:

• case definitions
• managing cases
• infection control
• recording and reporting

A poster for care homes providing information on recognising an outbreak and infection and control measures is available online.

Patient group direction (PGD) templates have been published for post-exposure prophylaxis and treatment of flu for adult residents and staff of care homes.

Published 26 October 2012
Last updated 15 October 2018 + show all updates

1. 15 October 2018 Added information on patient group direction (PGD) templates.
2. 11 October 2018 Replaced guidance with 'Guidelines on the management of outbreaks of influenza-like illness in care homes'.
3. 11 December 2017 Updated 'PHE Guidelines on the management of outbreaks of influenza-like illness (ILI) in care homes'.
4. 29 November 2016 New care home document uploaded.
5. 2 February 2015 Added supplementary guidance for health protection teams involved in prevention and control of influenza and other respiratory viral infections among care home residents.
6. 26 October 2012 First published.