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Winter preparedness - Feeling unwell? Protect those you care for - stay home
01 Dec 2025
As seasonal infections rise, please remember: if you have symptoms, avoid close contact with others and follow return-to-work guidance.
Stay home for 48 hours post-symptoms
If you are experiencing symptoms like vomiting and/or diarrhoea, stay home until 48 hours after symptoms have stopped. Norovirus spreads quickly in care settings—your decision to stay home protects patients, residents, and colleagues.
Reminder: Report illness to your line manager
Useful links:
- Symptoms and self-help - NHS Inform
- Illnesses and conditions - NHS Inform
- National Infection Prevention and Control Manual - Norovirus - key steps to help stop the spread of infection poster
- Winter preparedness campaign 2025 web page
Please share the winter preparedness message, resources and graphics widely to your networks and communication channels including local communications to staff and visitors.