News
Update to Appendix 16 - Selection of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by Healthcare Workers (HCWs) during the provision of patient care
01 Sep 2022
Appendix 16 has been reviewed and general rewording of sections taken place.
Changes have been made to the following sections:
Aprons/gowns
- Inclusion of detail on when a gown should be worn
- Additional information on wearing for indirect/direct patient care and immediate environment
- Doffing information updated
Eye/face protection
- Addition of wearing when dealing with a high consequence infectious disease
Fluid resistant surgical masks (FRSM)
- Addition of wearing for AGPs
Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)
- Addition of reference to a fit-tested FFP3 respirator or powered
respirator hood