This section of the manual outlines some of the common diseases/conditions and what precautions are required to prevent their transmission or spread.
For each disease/condition, information is available on the following:
- Transmission based precautions – what precautions are required when caring for a patient with the disease/condition
- Infective material – where the organism causing the disease/condition is most likely to be found
- Duration of precautions – the length of time precautions should remain in place to prevent on-going transmission or spread to other individuals
- Isolation in a single room – whether isolation in a single room is necessary; this will ensure optimal placement of patients whilst they are considered infectious
- Comments – additional comments including whether the disease/condition is notifiable under The Public Health (Northern Ireland) Act 1967.
This list is neither complete nor authoritative and will be updated as and when required.
Please use the search box below to filter the table by keywords. You can also re-order the table by clicking on any of the column headers.