North West hospital onset COVID-19 infection standard operating procedure
The primary function of the North West response to hospital onset of COVID-19 infections (HOCI) is to have systems and processes in place to enable prompt recognition and response to any identified increasing incidents.
The purpose of the document is to be supportive and to provide a clear process to aid the identification, management and reporting of HOCI cases, including those of health care workers in the region.
It contains information and forms for initial investigation, reporting, algorithms and is user friendly.
