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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