Report an outbreak and accessing support
Notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Yorkshire and Humber Health Protection team of suspected outbreaks in care settings by their Webform Response Cell Yorkshire & Humber.
Contact Leeds Community Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control team for local support around respiratory and scabies outbreaks in care settings
Phone: 0113 843 4511
Email: lcht.infectioncontrolleeds@nhs.net
The team can also support with training and advice on topics such as infection prevention, sepsis, antimicrobial resistance, MRSA treatment, E.coli and more. Additional information can be found on Leeds Community Healthcare's - Infection control team’s webpage.
Contact Leeds City Council’s communicable disease control team for local support around gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in care settings
Phone: 0113 378 5900
Email: food.safety@leeds.gov.uk
Respiratory infection outbreaks
Guidance
Management of acute respiratory infection outbreaks in care homes guidance - GOV.UK.
Infection prevention and control in adult social care: acute respiratory infection.
Antiviral treatment
Care home managers should be aware that antiviral medication is readily available at ASDA Killingbeck Pharmacy, specifically for care home residents during flu outbreaks to help ensure that residents start required treatment within 48 hours.
Details
Asda Pharmacy, Killingbeck
Killingbeck Drive, Leeds, LS14 6UF
Phone: 0113 2019510
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday: 9:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am to 4:00pm
The pharmacy holds Oseltamivir stock specifically to support timely treatment for care home residents where clinically indicated.
Contacts details for notifying about a respiratory outbreak
Notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Yorkshire and Humber Health Protection team of suspected respiratory outbreaks in care settings by their Webform Response Cell Yorkshire & Humber.
Contact details for support with managing a respiratory outbreak
Contact Leeds Community Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control team for local support around respiratory outbreaks in care settings:
Phone: 0113 843 4511
Gastrointestinal infection outbreaks
Information
Guidance
Contacts details for notifying about a gastrointestinal outbreak
Notify the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Yorkshire and Humber Health Protection team of suspected gastrointestinal outbreaks in care settings by their Webform Response Cell Yorkshire & Humber.
Contact details for support with managing a gastrointestinal outbreak
Contact Leeds City Council’s communicable disease control team for local support around gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in care settings:
Phone: 0113 378 5900
Email: food.safety@leeds.gov.uk.
Scabies outbreaks
Information
Guidance
Scabies: management advice for health professionals - GOV.UK.
Contact details for support with managing a scabies outbreak
Contact Leeds Community Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control team for local scabies outbreaks in care settings:
Phone: 0113 843 4511
Infection prevention and control guidance
National IPC guidance
Infection control in ASC Infection prevention and control: resource for adult social care - GOV.UK.
IPC manual NHS England » National infection prevention and control manual (NIPCM) for England.
Preventing and control infections guidance Preventing and controlling infections - GOV.UK.
Guidance on maintaining safe visiting arrangements during infectious illness outbreaks.
Supporting safer visiting in care homes during infectious illness outbreaks - GOV.UK
Residents with multi-drug resistance infections in care settings
Training
Help and support
If you are a care home with a query about the information above or would like signposting to the right place, please contact
