- Norovirus remains the most prevalent gastrointestinal pathogen. Outbreaks in healthcare and non-healthcare settings are still reported and norovirus is still estimated to cost the UK National Health Service (NHS) more than £100 million annually.
- The Healthcare Infection Society have produced guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings.
- This page provides additional resources for IPC professionals in support of the guidelines, and will be updated as the new content becomes available.
- This guideline has been produced by key experts on the front-line of patient care and is freely accessible.
- Editorial: read here.
- The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) accredited the Healthcare Infection Society’s guideline development process as a mark of quality between 2015 and 2024 before closing its accreditation programme in July 2024.
Authors:
Paul Chadwick (chair) Healthcare Infection Society
Eamonn Trainor
Samuel Mills British Infection Association, trainee representative
Claire Chadwick Infection Prevention Society
Sarah O’Brien
Cariad Evans
Claire Mullender
Pixy Strazds Infection Prevention Society
Sarah Turner Infection Prevention Society
Valya Weston Healthcare Infection Society/ Infection Prevention Society
Michelle Toleman Healthcare Infection Society, Trainee Committee representative
Clara de Barros Lay representative
Graziella Kontkowski Lay representative/ C. diff Support