UPDATED: Guidance for Risk Assessment and Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Measles in Healthcare Settings

Please view the updated guidance for control measures for measles in healthcare settings.

Please be advised that there have been minor amendments to the guidance after feedback, as below:

•         on page 3 where ‘18’ days has been changed to ‘21’ to reflect updated UKHSA advice.
•         on page 7 section 2.4 where a deletion has been made – ‘exclusion period (minimum 9 days (4 days prior to rash onset and 4 full days after rash onset, where day 0 is the date of onset of rash).’

Updated guidance can be found here:  https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/guidance-for-risk-assessment-and-infection-prevention-and-control-measures-for-measles-in-healthcare-settings/